Peter Br?tzmann

Peter Brötzmann 來自德國,知名的自由爵士、前衛(wèi)爵士音樂家、薩克斯演奏家和單簧管演奏家。1941年出生于德國的雷姆伊德，早年從事覺藝術(shù)的創(chuàng)作，音樂全靠自學。他的音樂風格怪誕離奇，是典型的前衛(wèi)實驗風格，由他創(chuàng)作參與的一系列唱片是研究20世紀前衛(wèi)音樂不可多得的歷史資料。
 
He studied painting in Wuppertal and was involved with the Fluxus movement, but grew dissatisfied with art galleries and exhibitions. He experienced his first real jazz concert when he saw American jazz musician Sidney Bechet while still in school at Wuppertal, and it made a lasting impression.
 
He has not abandoned his art training, however: Brötzmann has designed most of his own album covers. He first taught himself to play various clarinets, then saxophones; he is also known for playing the tárogató. Among his first musical partnerships was that with double bassistPeter Kowald.
 
For Adolphe Sax, Brötzmann's first recording, was released in 1967 and featured Kowald and drummer Sven-Åke Johansson.
 
1968, the year of political turmoil in Europe, saw the release of Machine Gun, an octetrecording often listed among the most notable free jazz albums. Originally the LP was self-produced (under his own &BRO& record label imprint) and sold at gigs, but it was later marketed by Free Music Production (FMP), In 2007, Chicago-based Atavistic Records reissued the Machine Gun recording.