The trio of Peter Brötzmann, Peter Kowald and Sven-Ake Johansson began playing in 1965/66 and it was a combination In the mid 1960s, he played with American musicians such as Don Cherry and Steve Lacy and,įollowing a sojourn in Paris with Don Cherry, returned to Germany for his unorthodox approach to be acceptedīy local musicians like Alex von Schlippenbach and Manfred Schoof. while experiencing freedoms from a different perspective via Stockhausen, Nam June Paik, David TudorĪnd John Cage. In late 2005 he had a major retrospective exhibition jointly with Han Bennink - two separate buildings separated by an inter-connecting glass corridor - in Brötzmann's home town of Remscheid.Ĭlarinets, he soon moved to saxophones and began playing swing/bebop, before meeting Peter Kowald.ĭuring 1962/63 Brötzmann, Kowald and various drummers played regularly - Mingus, Ornette Coleman, etc. Of control over his own records, particularly in record sleeve/CD booklet design). Being very dissatisfied with the gallery/exhibition situation in art he found greater satisfaction playing with semi-professional musicians, though continued to paint (as well as retaining a level Peter Brötzmann's early interest was in painting and he attended the art academy in Wuppertal. In addition a 1999 photograph can be seen at: īorn Remscheid, Germany on 6 March 1941 soprano, alto, tenor, baritone and bass saxophones, a-clarinet,Į-flat clarinet bass clarinet, tarogato.
Gérard Rouy Gallery of many photographs from mid-1970s to present day.
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Raymond Mallentjer Gallery with more photographs from Free Music XXII.
Two galleries of photographs including Peter Brötzmann can be viewed:
Peter Brötzmann Peter Brötzmann Peter Brötzmann's own page is also availableĪnd Michael Werthmüller in concert during Free Music XXII organised by WIM in Antwerp, 3 August 1995