Brotzmann is a self-taught musician and co-founder of the groundbreaking FMP label whose early collaborations in the mid-1960's helped build the foundation of the European free jazz scene. He has since worked in various formats with a seemingly endless list of the genre's most respected performers, including membership in such all-star ensembles as the Global Unity Orchestra, the ICP Orchestra, Last Exit and his own Die Like A Dog Quartet and Chicago Tentet. His discography as a leader/co-leader alone spans more than 65 releases. The latest is 2008's Born Broke (Atavistic), a two-disc set with drummer Peeter Uuskyla.
Known for his penchant for theatrics and use of found objects as percussion instruments, Bennink is a pioneer of the renowned Dutch jazz and improvised music scene and one of the world's most respected improvisers on his instrument. His enormous body of work includes well over 200 recordings featuring collaborations with a long list of iconic figures and longstanding membership in such groups as the Brotzmann/van Hove/Bennink trio, Clusone Trio, Tobias Delius 4tet and ICP Orchestra. A specialist in the duo format, Bennink has also recorded duets with Eugene Chadbourne, Dave Douglas, Ellery Eskelin, Myra Melford, Misha Mengelberg and Cecil Taylor among many others.
2008 Spring Jazz Series schedule:
03/14 :: David Torn's Prezens
03/21 :: Susie Ibarra Trio
03/28 :: Dezron Douglas Quintet
04/04 :: Aaron Goldberg Trio
04/11 :: Joe Morris Quartet
04/18 :: Peter Brotzmann/Han Bennink Duo
04/25 :: Andy LaVerne's One Of A Kind
05/02 :: BassDrumBone
05/09 :: Miguel Zenon Quartet
05/16 :: Ralph Alessi and This Against That
05/23 :: Min Xiao-Fen Asian Trio
05/30 :: Amir ElSaffar's Two Rivers
06/06 :: Ben Wolfe Quartet
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