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Biography
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Jan Konopásek
Real name: Jan Konopásek
Effective period / Period of releases: 1994
Czech baritone saxophonist, flutist, composer, arranger, educator. Born December 29, 1931 in Prague (former Czechoslovakia); died November 13, 2020. Emigrated to West Germany in 1965, moved to the USA in 1971, US citizen since 1980. Partly returned to the Czechoslovakia in 1991. Founding member of Studio 5 (2) and SHQ.