!!!Ratzer, Karl

Ratzer, Karl, b. Vienna, July 4, 1950, one of 
Austria´s most renowned jazz musicians; gravitates between 
blues, jazz, funk and pop; composer. Began his career as a jazz 
guitarist in Vienna at the age of 15; 1972 moved to Atlanta 
(participated in the project Rufus & Chaka Khan); 1977-1980 bandleader 
in New York; worked with Art Farmer, Chet Baker, Joe Farrell and Steve 
Grossman; 1981 returned to Europe; 1991 established the band Beat the 
Heat; 1996 became the first Austrian to sign a recording contract with 
the jazz label Enja-Records; since 1999 visiting professor at the 
University of Music and Dramatic Arts in Graz.

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Works (records/CDs): In Search of the Ghost, 1978; Street Talk, 1979; 
Bayou, 1993; Coasting, 1995; Saturn Returning, 1996; Moon Dancer, 
1998.


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