Peter Brötzmann

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Peter Brotzmann

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Peter Brötzmann was a German jazz saxophonist and clarinetist, recognized as a central figure in European free jazz. Over the course of his career, he released more than fifty albums as a bandleader and contributed to the crossover of European free jazz with avant-rock, electronic music, and global folk traditions. As a visual artist, he worked primarily in watercolor and printmaking, and frequently designed his own album covers.

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