Biography
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".
Filmography
all 8
Movies 8
self 3
Composer
Great Freedom (2021)
Movie
Don Cherry & The Sound Unity Festival Orchestra: tenor sax
Rising Tones Cross (1985)
Movie
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1941-03-06
Deathday2023-06-22 (82 years old)
ChildrenCaspar Brötzmann
CitizenshipsGermany
AwardsEuropean Film Award for Best Composer
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