George Mraz

George Mraz (born Jiří Mráz on 9 September 1944 in Písek, Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, now Czech Republic) 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 and many other important jazz musicians. He also appears with Joe Lovano, Hank Jones, and Paul Motian on Lovano's records, I'm All For You and Joyous Encounters.

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.

As leader

 * 1992: Catching Up
 * 1995: Jazz with Richie Beirach, Billy Hart, Larry Willis, Rich Perry
 * 1995: My Foolish Heart with Richie Beirach, Billy Hart
 * 1997: Bottom Lines with Cyrus Chestnut, Al Foster, Rich Perry
 * 1999: Duke's Place with Renee Rosnes, Billy Drummond, Cyrus Chestnut
 * 2002: Morava with Billy Hart, Emil Viklicky, Zuzana Lapčíková
 * 2007: Moravian Gems with Iva Bittova, Emil Viklicky, Laco Tropp

As sideman
'''With Michel Petrucciani & Stephane Grappelli With Pepper Adams With John Abercrombie With Toshiko Akiyoshi With Richard Beirach With Kenny Burrell With Kenny Drew With Art Farmer With Stan Getz With Dizzy Gillespie With Urbie Green With Andy LaVerne and Al Foster With Elvin Jones With Keystone Trio With Joe Lovano With Charles Mingus With Mike Nock With Oscar Peterson With Zoot Sims With The Thad Jones / Mel Lewis Orchestra With McCoy Tyner With Mal Waldron
 * Flamingo (Dreyfus, 1996)
 * Ephemera (Spotlite, 1973)
 * Julian (Enja, 1975)
 * Twelfth and Pingree (Enja, 1975)
 * Reflectory (Muse, 1978)
 * The Master (Muse, 1980)
 * Urban Dreams (Palo Alto, 1981)
 * Arcade (ECM, 1978)
 * Abercrombie Quartet (ECM, 1979)
 * M (ECM, 1980)
 * Time Stream (1984)
 * Four Seasons (1990)
 * Remembering Bud: Cleopatra's Dream (1990)
 * Time Stream: Toshiko Plays Toshiko (1996)
 * Hope (2006)
 * 50th Anniversary Concert in Japan (2006)
 * Elm (ECM, 1979)
 * Ellington Is Forever Volume Two (Fantasy, 1975)
 * Lite Flite (SteepleChase, 1977)
 * Crawl Space (CTI, 1977)
 * Bossas & Ballads – The Lost Sessions (Verve, 1989 [2003])
 * The Winter in Lisbon (Milan, 1990)
 * Bird Songs: The Final Recordings (Telarc, 1992)
 * To Bird with Love (Telarc, 1992)
 * The Fox (CTI, 1976)
 * Time Well Spent (1994)
 * Earth Jones (Palo Alto, 1982)
 * Youngblood (Enja, 1992)
 * Heart Beats (1996)
 * Newklear Music: The Songs of Sonny Rollins (1997)
 * Grand Slam
 * I'm All For You (Blue Note, 2003)
 * Joyous Encounters (Blue Note, 2004)
 * Three or Four Shades of Blues (Atlantic, 1977)
 * In Out and Around featuring Mike Brecker and Al Foster) (1979)
 * In Tune (MPS, 1971)
 * Warm Tenor (Pablo Records, 1979)
 * Zoot Sims and the Gershwin Brothers (Pablo, 1975)
 * Suite for Pops (A&M, 1972)
 * Thad Jones / Mel Lewis and Manuel De Sica (Pausa, 1974)
 * Potpourri (Philadelphia International, 1974)
 * Live in Tokyo (Denon, 1974)
 * New Life (A&M, 1976)
 * McCoy Tyner Plays John Coltrane: Live at the Village Vanguard (Impulse!, 1997)
 * Mal 81 (Progressive, 1981)