Laco Déczi | |
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 Laco Déczi performing at Czech street fest in 2006 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Ladislav Déczi |
| Born | March 29, 1938 Čeklís, Czechoslovakia |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Instrument(s) | Trumpet |
| Years active | 1962–present |
| Website | www |
Ladislav "Laco" Déczi (29 March 1938, Bernolákovo, Czechoslovakia) is a Slovak-American jazz trumpeter and composer, leader of Jazz Celula New York. [1]
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