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Peter Brötzmann

Jazz band from Remscheid · formed 1941

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Shows on record
14
Rooms played
10
Cities
9
Releases
35
Last show
Sep 4, 2019Cafe OTO

About

Peter Brötzmann is a band from Remscheid, formed in 1941, tagged european free jazz, experimental big band, free improvisation by its sources. Shows on record run from 2008 to 2019, across 10 rooms in 9 cities.

The summary is assembled from the record fields and shows on this page; each fact listed names its source. See Sources & corrections for what each source supplied.

Shows

14 on record · Songkick
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Shows per year

  1. 20083 shows
  2. 20102 shows
  3. 20114 shows
  4. 20132 shows
  5. 20182 shows
  6. 20191 show
Show history
DateVenue
Sep 4, 2019Cafe OTO · LondonHeadlinerwith Han Bennink, Alexander Von Schlippenbach, Heather Leigh
Oct 9, 2018Tresor · BerlinSupportwith Hugo Esquinca, Brötzmann, Fm Einheit, +13
Jan 19, 2018Aufsturz · BerlinHeadlinerwith Wolfgang Schmidtke, Peter Weiss, Alexander Von Schlippenbach
Jul 31, 2013Hideout · ChicagoHeadlinerwith Ken Vandermark, Hamid Drake, Chad Taylor
Jan 13, 2013The Green Door Store · BrightonHeadlinerwith John Edwards, Steve Noble, Special Guests
Apr 30, 2011A38 Ship / A38 Hajó · BudapestHeadlinerwith Tegnapután, Joe McPhee, Ken Vandermark, +10
Apr 20, 2011Cafe OTO · LondonSupportwith Peter Brotzmann Chicago Tentet, Joe McPhee, Ken Vandermark, +8
Apr 19, 2011Cafe OTO · LondonSupportwith Peter Brotzmann Chicago Tentet, Joe McPhee, Ken Vandermark, +8
Apr 18, 2011Cafe OTO · LondonSupportwith Peter Brotzmann Chicago Tentet, Per Åke Holmlander, Kent Kessler, +8
Jul 25, 2010Sugar Maple · MilwaukeeHeadlinerwith Ken Vandermark, Joe McPhee
Jul 23, 2010Sugar Maple · MilwaukeeSupportwith Extraordinary Popular Delusions, Joe McPhee, Ken Vandermark
Nov 7, 2008Alter Schlachthof (Schl8hof) Wels · WelsSupportwith Ken Vandermark, The Ex, William Parker, +16
Jul 18, 2008Jazzgalerie · NickelsdorfSupportwith Roscoe Mitchell, Otomo Yoshihide, Spunk, +14
Mar 23, 2008Porgy & Bess · ViennaHeadlinerwith Ken Vandermark, Marino Pliakas, Michael Wertmüller

Where they play

10 rooms in 9 cities

Rooms played most

Cities played

  • London4 shows
  • Berlin2 shows
  • Milwaukee2 shows
  • Brighton1 show
  • Budapest1 show

and 4 other cities

Releases

35 releases, 1970–2026

  • Treforest 82

    2026

  • The Quartet

    2025

  • Complete Link

    2024

  • Ranging

    2024

  • Chicken Shit Bingo

    2024

  • Butterfly Mushroom

    2024

  • Naked Nudes

    2023

  • Triangle - Live At OHM, 1987

    2023

  • Catching Ghosts

    2023

  • Live At Babylon

    2022

  • Love Comes Like Sour To Milk

    1993 · Album

  • Dare Devil

    1992 · Album

  • Visions & Blueprints

    1992 · Album

  • No Nothing

    1991 · Album

  • In a State of Undress

    1990 · Album

  • Last Home

    1990 · Album

  • Wie das Leben so Spielt

    1990 · Album

  • Réservé

    1989 · Album

  • Go-No-Go

    1987 · Album

  • Low Life

    1987 · Album

  • 14 Love Poems

    1984 · Album

  • Pica Pica

    1984 · Album

  • Edelgard..., Maar Helaas!

    1981 · Album

  • Atsugi Concert

    1980 · Album

  • 3 Points and a Mountain

    1979 · Album

  • The Nearer the Bone, the Sweeter the Meat

    1979 · Album

  • Groupcomposing

    1978 · Album

  • Ein Halber Hund Kann Nicht Pinkeln

    1977 · Album

  • Schwarzwaldfahrt

    1977 · Album

  • Solo

    1976 · Album

  • Outspan No 1

    1975 · Album

  • Tschüs

    1975 · Album

  • FMP 130

    1973 · Album

  • Hot Lotta

    1973 · Album

  • Balls

    1970 · Album

Lineup

  • Last Exit
  • Globe Unity Orchestra · alto saxophone
  • The Peter Brötzmann Octet · baritone saxophone, eponymous, tenor saxophone
  • Sonore
  • Brötzmann Chicago Octet · eponymous
  • Brötzmann Clarinet Project · eponymous
  • Peter Brötzmann Chicago Tentet · clarinet, eponymous
  • Peter Brötzmann Trio · eponymous
  • Peter Brötzmann Group · eponymous
  • The Peter Brötzmann Quartet · eponymous, tenor saxophone
  • The Wild Mans Band · clarinet
  • Haazz & Company · clarinet
  • Full Blast · reeds
  • Berg Borg Brötz man/n · eponymous, piano
  • Niels and the New York Street Percussionists
  • The Peter Brötzmann Tentet · eponymous, saxophone
  • Peter Brötzmann / Keiji Haino Duo
  • Cecil Taylor European Orchestra · alto saxophone
  • Sprawl · reeds
  • North Quartet · clarinet
  • The Peter Brötzmann Sextet · eponymous, tenor saxophone

Former

  • Die Like a Dog Quartet · reeds

Airplay

No airplay on record.

Photos, art and posters

Peter Brötzmann — Cafe OTO, 2019-09-04
Poster · Cafe OTO, 2019-09-04 — Songkick

Sources & corrections

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WikipediaArtist facts
Peter Brötzmann on Last.fmArtist facts
Peter Brötzmann on DiscogsArtist facts
SongkickShow history, Show posters
Last.fmCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
DiscogsCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
GeniusCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
WikidataCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it

This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. It does not confirm availability for booking.