Peter Brontzmann

Saxophonist

Birthday March 6, 1941

Birth Sign Pisces

Birthplace Germany

Age 83 years old

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About

Jazz musician who has performed on more than one hundred albums, including Into the Valley with the Globe Unity Orchestra.

Before Fame

He was inspired by Sidney Bechet to play jazz instead of being a painter, though he ended up designing most of his album covers.

Trivia

His 1969 record was called Nipples, followed by More Nipples, an album that consisted of the second set of takes from Nipples.

Family Life

He grew up in Remscheid, North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany.

Associated With

Both Brotzman and Ray Johnson were involved in the Fluxus visual art movement.