Miroslav Ladislav Vitous (originally Miroslav Vitouš, born 6 December 1947) is a Czech jazz bassist who was born in Prague. He began the violin at age six, and started playing the piano at age ten, and bass at fourteen. As a young man in Europe, Vitouš was a competitive swimmer. One of his early music groups was the Junior Trio with his brother Alan on drums and fellow Czech luminary-to-be Jan Hammer on keyboards. He studied music at the Prague Conservatory (under F.
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Why This Artist
Miroslav Vitous's listeners explore deep into the catalog, not just the hits — top 10% for catalog depth. Only 2K platform followers, but 44K listeners — discovery outpaces the fanbase. A jazz act in the sonic world of Charles Mingus and Bill Evans.
Sounds Like
Charles Mingus · Bill Evans · Keith Jarrett · Herbie Hancock · Wayne Shorter