Kamil Hála

Czech pianist, composer, arranger, conductor. Born 1 August 1931 in Most (former Czechoslovakia), died 29 October 2014 in Prague. Leader of his own orchestra in the late 1950s. Member of the [a=Czechoslovak Radio Dance Orchestra] since 1960, originally as pianist, later as arranger and conductor. After the orchestra split in 1963 conductor of the [a=Czechoslovak Radio Jazz Orchestra] until the 1990s. Brother of [a=Vlastimil Hála], uncle of [a=Jan Hála].