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Peter Brötzmann

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Peter Brötzmann
Brötzmann in August 2017
Brötzmann in August 2017
Background information
Born(1941-03-06)6 March 1941
Remscheid, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Died22 June 2023(2023-06-22) (aged 82)
Wuppertal, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
GenresFree jazz, avant-garde jazz, free improvisation
Occupation(s)Musician
InstrumentsTenor saxophone, alto saxophone, baritone saxophone, tárogató, clarinet, bass clarinet
Years active1967–2023

Peter Brötzmann (6 March 1941 – 22 June 2023) was a German free jazz saxophonist and clarinetist.

Brötzmann appeared on over 100 albums.[1][2]

Brötzmann died on 22 June 2023, at the age of 82, at home in Wuppertal, Germany.[3][4]

  • For Adolphe Sax (1967)
  • Machine Gun (1968)
  • Nipples (1969)
  • More Nipples (1969)
  • Fuck de Boere (Dedicated to Johnny Dyani) (1970)
  • Solo (1976)
  • Alarm (1981)
  • 14 Love Poems (1984)
  • No Nothing (1991)
  • Dare Devil (1992)
  • The März Combo Live in Wuppertal (1993)
  • Nothing to Say (Dedicated to Oscar Wilde: A Suite of Breathless Motion) (1996)
  • Sprawl (1997)
  • Right as Rain (Dedicated to Werner Lüdi) (2001)
  • Usable Past (2002)
  • Lost & Found (2009)

References

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  1. "Interviews, discographies". Efi.group.shef.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 2012-03-28. Retrieved 2012-06-25.
  2. "Albums by Peter Brötzmann". Rate Your Music. Retrieved 2012-06-25.
  3. Weber, Julian (2023-06-23). "Freejazzsaxofonist Peter Brötzmann gestorben: Sie nannten ihn Machine Gun". Die Tageszeitung: taz (in German). ISSN 0931-9085. Retrieved 2023-06-23.
  4. Beaumont-Thomas, Ben (June 23, 2023). "Peter Brötzmann, legend of free jazz, dies at 82". The Guardian. Retrieved June 23, 2023.