George Mraz


George Mraz is a jazz bassist and alto saxophonist. He was a member of Oscar Peterson's group, and has worked with Pepper Adams, Stan Getz, Michel Petrucciani, Stephane Grappelli, Tommy Flanagan, Jimmy Raney, Chet Baker, Joe Henderson, John Abercrombie, John Scofield, Richie Beirach and many other important jazz musicians.
During the 1970s he was a member of the New York Jazz Quartet and The Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra, and in the 1980s a member of Quest. He has also appeared with Joe Lovano, Hank Jones and Paul Motian on Lovano's records I'm All For You and Joyous Encounter. Mraz is also known for performing solos with a bow in arco style, similar to that of Paul Chambers.

Discography

As leader/co-leader

With Pepper Adams
With John Abercrombie
With Toshiko Akiyoshi
With Eric Alexander
;With Chet Baker
With Kenny Barron
With Richie Beirach
With Dee Dee Bridgewater
With Bob Brookmeyer
With Kenny Burrell
With George Cables
With Benny Carter
With Arnett Cobb
With Larry Coryell
With Kenny Drew
With Yelena Eckemoff featuring Mark Turner, Joe Locke & Billy Hart
  • A Touch of Radiance
With Jon Faddis
With Art Farmer
  • Crawl Space
With Tommy Flanagan
With Stan Getz
With Dizzy Gillespie
With Urbie Green
With Jim Hall
With Sir Roland Hanna
With Jaroslav Jakubovič
  • Coincidence
With Elvin Jones
  • Earth Jones
  • Youngblood
With Fred Lipsius
  • Dreaming of Your Love,
With Keystone Trio
  • Heart Beats
  • Newklear Music
With Jimmy Knepper
With Steve Kuhn
With Andy LaVerne and Al Foster
  • Time Well Spent
With John Lewis
  • Evolution II
With Joe Lovano
  • Grand Slam
  • Celebrating Sinatra
  • I'm All For You
  • Joyous Encounter
  • Classic! Live at Newport
With Warne Marsh
  • Star Highs
  • Posthumous
With Greg Marvin
  • The Greg Marvin Quartet
  • I'll Get By
  • Workout!
  • Wake-up Call!
  • Special Edition
With Carmen McRae
  • Carmen Sings Monk
With Charles Mingus
;With Tete Montoliu
With Mike Nock
  • In Out and Around featuring Mike Brecker and Al Foster)
With Oscar Peterson
  • Another Day
  • In Tune
  • Walking the Line
With Art Pepper
With Michel Petrucciani & Stephane Grappelli
  • Flamingo
With Quest
  • Quest
With Jimmy Raney
  • Wisteria with Tommy Flanagan
  • But Beautiful
With John Scofield
  • John Scofield Live
With Zoot Sims
  • Zoot Sims and the Gershwin Brothers
  • Soprano Sax
  • If I'm Lucky with Jimmy Rowles
  • For Lady Day
  • Warm Tenor with Jimmy Rowles
  • The Sweetest Sounds with Rune Gustafsson
With The Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra
With McCoy Tyner
  • '
With Mal Waldron
With Larry Willis