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George Gruntz

1932 - 2013

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George Gruntz (24 June 1932 – 10 January 2013) was a Swiss jazz pianist, organist, harpsichordist, keyboardist, and composer known for the George Gruntz Concert Big Band and his work with Phil Woods, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Don Cherry, Chet Baker, Art Farmer, Dexter Gordon, Johnny Griffin, and Mel Lewis. Gruntz, who was born in Basel, Switzerland, was also an accomplished arranger and composer, having been commissioned by many orchestras and symphonies. From 1972 to 1994, he served as artistic director of JazzFest Berlin. He died at the age of 80 in January 2013. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. George Gruntz is the 1,824th most popular musician (down from 1,757th in 2024), the 619th most popular biography from Switzerland (down from 601st in 2019) and the 8th most popular Swiss Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, George Gruntz ranks 1,824 out of 3,175. Before him are Booker T. Jones, Leonidas Kavakos, Holly Johnson, Kim Kashkashian, Magic Slim, and Carey Bell. After him are Bill Black, Tadd Dameron, Tobias Sammet, Christopher Franke, Jimmy Garrison, and Toshio Masuda.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1932, George Gruntz ranks 467. Before him are Marguerite Pindling, Joe Arpaio, Peter Blake, Dany Carrel, Max Streibl, and Kenneth Appel. After him are Pál Gábor, Antonio Maspes, S. M. Krishna, Guido Vincenzi, Sergio Caprari, and Richard Dawson. Among people deceased in 2013, George Gruntz ranks 419. Before him are Irina Petrescu, Milo O'Shea, Mohamed Brahmi, Donald Richie, Kenneth Appel, and Magic Slim. After him are Andrei Panin, Carlos Graça, Alberto Bevilacqua, Richard LeParmentier, Alfonso Lara, and Stanislav Stepashkin.

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In Switzerland

Among people born in Switzerland, George Gruntz ranks 619 out of 1,015. Before him are Marco Giampaolo (1967), Oswald Zappelli (1913), Ernst Ulrich von Weizsäcker (1939), Alain Geiger (1960), Georges Stuber (1925), and Edy Reinalter (1920). After him are Otto Licha (1912), Sébastien Buemi (1988), Pascal Richard (1964), Charles Bouvier (1898), Franz von Werra (1914), and Fabio Celestini (1975).

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Among MUSICIANS In Switzerland

Among musicians born in Switzerland, George Gruntz ranks 8. Before him are Edwin Fischer (1886), DJ BoBo (1968), Robert Miles (1969), Aurèle Nicolet (1926), Patrick Moraz (1948), and Urs Bühler (1971). After him are Emmanuel Pahud (1970), Mirwais (1960), Daniel Löble (1973), DJ Antoine (1975), Thomas Gabriel Fischer (1963), and Philippe Jordan (1974).

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