Ladislav "Laco" Déczi (29 March 1938, Bernolákovo, Czechoslovakia) is a Slovak-American jazz trumpeter and composer, leader of Jazz Celula New York. He currently lives in East Haven, Connecticut and has 3 children. His oldest son, Ladislav "Vaico" Deczi, is the drummer of Jazz Celula New York. His two other children are Štěpán Křišťa and Peter Deczi.