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Peter Brötzmann
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Peter Brötzmann

German free jazz saxophonist and clarinetist

Since 1941 · Ended in 2023

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Peter Brötzmann (6 March 1941 – 22 June 2023) was a German jazz saxophonist and clarinetist regarded as a central and pioneering figure in European free jazz. Throughout his career, he released over fifty albums as a bandleader. Amongst his many collaborators were key figures in free jazz, including Derek Bailey, Anthony Braxton and Cecil Taylor, as well as experimental musicians such as Keiji Haino and Charles Hayward. His 1968 Machine Gun became "one of the landmark albums of 20th-century free jazz".

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Peter Brötzmann, né le 6 mars 1941 à Remscheid (Rhénanie-du-Nord-Westphalie) et mort le 22 juin 2023 à Wuppertal (Rhénanie-du-Nord-Westphalie), est un saxophoniste et clarinettiste de jazz de nationalité allemande.

Brötzmann est considéré comme l'un des musiciens les plus importants du free jazz européen. Il est célèbre pour posséder un son de saxophone puissant, et un jeu énergique. Son disque Machine Gun enregistré en 1968 est devenu un classique du free jazz.

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