Straka Manfred STRAKA, LB tit.Univ.Prof. Dr.
Born in 1937. 1964 academic degree of Dr. jur., 1965–1985 assistant lecturer of Jazz History at the University of Music And Dramatic Arts in Graz. 1984 appointed tit. associate professor, since 1997 assistant lecturer at the Institute for Jazz Research. Vice President of the International Society for Jazz Research.