Zbysek Bittmar was born on 16th October, 1934 in Ostrava.
Jazz was the focus of his musical activities. Altough he was an autodidact, he worked for 30 years for the orchestra of the broadcast in Ostrava, as saxophonist, arranger and composer. The beginning of his compositional career is connected to broadcast, with dance music and jazz. Later he created bigger works, like "Missa Coloris" (1991/92) where he used contemporary compositional methods.
Zbysek Bittmar died unexpectedly on 22th March, 2004.