GEORGE JINDA

George Jinda biography
George JINDA (1941-2001) was a Hungarian jazz drummer and percussionist from Budapest. JINDA started playing piano at an early age but later on switched to drums which would be his instrument of choice as a session musician in many jazz groups and a bands he formed like SPECIAL EFX or under the moniker GEORGE JINDA AND WORLD NEWS. Most of his output in those groups was on the side of contemporary jazz and smooth fusion with a latin vibe, but of special note is a jazz rock band like SPEED LIMIT and in his solo work the album 'Wheel Of Love' from 1975. Except for also featuring Didier BATARD of HELDON, the group that worked on the album was similar in a way to SPEED LIMIT as it featured more than a couple of musicians from the zeuhl genre, specifically keyboard player JEAN-LOUIS BUCCHI and winds player YOCHK'O SEFFER related to MAGMA and Ty BOUM of ZAO which gave the music darker eclectic edge. It still stands as one of the most unique albums of 70's fusion and it can be recommended to fans of zeuhl and classic fusion alike.