Peter Brötzmann (6 March 1941 - 22 June 2023 ) German saxophonist and clarinetist, one of the most important improvisors of all time, singular voice on the horns with unmatched passion and intensity, recording career starting with cornerstone late 1960s LPs For Adolphe Sax and Machine Gun, both on his own BRÖ label, soon reissued on Free Music Production, which he co-founded and lent a guiding hand, spectacular discography continues unabated, having documented work solo and in small group settings with virtually every venerable player in free music, including groups Die Like a Dog, Last Exit, Sonore, Full Blast, trios with Harry Miller and Louis Moholo, Fred Van Hove and Han Bennink, and William Parker and Hamid Drake, duet with Heather Leigh, as well as larger ensembles such as the März Combo and the Brötzmann Chicago Tentet.
Playlist :
Berg Borg Brötz man/n : Two Lines For Nik (Ride Into The Blue - Konnex Records - 1995)
The Peter Brötzmann Trio : For Adolphe Sax (For Adolphe Sax - Brö - 1967)
The Peter Brötzmann Octet : Machine Gun (Machine Gun - Brö - 1968)
Brötzmann / Van Hove / Bennink : De Daag Waarop Sipke Eens eindelijk Zijn Nagels Knippen, En Verder Alle Andere A Moten Voor Hem Openstonden I.C.P. 17(Balls - FMP - 1970)
Brötzmann / Van Hove / Bennink : Gere Bij (Brötzmann/Van Hove/Bennink - FMP - 1973)
Peter Brötzmann : Twee(D)Dldum (Solo - FMP - 1976)
Peter Brøtzmann, Keiji Haino : Houston 09 X 2013 (Houston 09 X 2013 - Brö - 2018)
Brötzmann / Michiyo Yagi / Nilssen-Love : Red Kites (Head On - Idiolect - 2008)
Brötzmann / Leigh / Lonberg-Holm : Johnny Anaconda (Naked Nudes - Trost Records - 2023)
Peter Brötzmann interviewed by Nico Bogaerts at Summer Bummer Festival 2019 © Laurent Orseau