Jan Jankeje
Ján Jankeje, born on July 30, 1950 in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia, is a jazz
musician, composer, bassist, bandleader, and producer. In 1968, during the
Prague Spring, he emigrated to Germany, settling in Weinsberg near Stuttgart.
Jankeje's early career involved collaborations with notable jazz figures such as
Ella Fitzgerald, Benny Goodman, and Eugen Cicero. In 1974, he co-founded
Jazzpoint Records with his wife Gerti Jankejova, releasing his own albums and
the first recordings of Biréli Lagrène. In 1988, he formed the Jazz Jokers with
Bernd Marquart, who debuted with a self-title...
