Jiří Šlitr
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Emerging from the village of Zálesní Lhota, Šlitr completed gymnasium studies in Jilemnice and Rychnov nad Kněžnou before earning a doctorate in law at Charles University, a qualification he never used professionally and which earned him the nickname “Doctor Piano.” He co-founded the Czechoslovak Dixieland Jazz Band in 1948, performed with the Akord Club and toured as pianist with Miroslav Horníče…
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