Irène Schweizer
Pianist Irène Schweizer (born 1941) has been at the forefront of European free jazz since the 1960s. She was initially...
Free Jazz
Gato Barbieri
Leandro 'Gato' Barbieri (1932-2016) was born in Rosario, Argentina, into a musical family. His uncle was a saxophonist, his brother...
Joe Harriott
Joe Harriott (1928-1973) died tragically young at 44 but, like his idol Charlie Parker, he was an influential force, helping...
Derek Bailey
Avant garde guitarist, Derek Bailey (1930-2005) was born in Sheffield into a family of musicians. He gained his first professional...
Albert Mangelsdorff
Albert Mangelsdorff (1928-2005) was a regular German Jazz Echo poll winner on trombone in the 1950s, playing in some of...
John Tchicai
Saxophonist John Tchicai (1936-2012) was born in Copenhagen to a Congolese father and Danish mother. He grew up in Aarhus...
