Peter Brötzmann Chicago Tentet
Peter Brötzmann has led a number of internationally renowned, large group, … Read Full Bio ↴Peter Brötzmann has led a number of internationally renowned, large group, improvising ensembles since the late 1960's. The latest is called the 'Chicago Tentet'. First organized in Chicago in January 1997, the group has toured extensively in North America and Europe, and has released eight albums of material. All in all, the Chicago Tentet is a veritable 'Who's Who' of the contemporary improvised music scene's cutting edge.The Tentet has had a rotating line-up since its inception. Visiting artists have included William Parker (bass), Toshinori Kondo (trumpet/electronics), Roy Campbell (trumpet), and Mike Pearson (actor) who have cast their distinctive voices with the group, making each appearance a truly unique and rare experience.
Though the Tentet is clearly directed by Brötzmann and guided by his aesthetics, he has been committed to utilizing the compositions of other members since the ensemble's beginning. This has allowed the band to explore an exceptional range of structural and improvising tactics: from the conductions of Mats Gustafsson and Fred Lonberg-Holm, to the vamp pieces of Michael Zerang and Hamid Drake (who performed with the group until '04), to compositions using conventional notation by Ken Vandermark and Mars Williams (who also parted in '04), to Brotzmann's graphic scores. The group employs almost every contemporary approach to composing and organizing music for an improvising unit.
Though the Tentet is clearly directed by Brötzmann and guided by his aesthetics, he has been committed to utilizing the compositions of other members since the ensemble's beginning. This has allowed the band to explore an exceptional range of structural and improvising tactics: from the conductions of Mats Gustafsson and Fred Lonberg-Holm, to the vamp pieces of Michael Zerang and Hamid Drake (who performed with the group until '04), to compositions using conventional notation by Ken Vandermark and Mars Williams (who also parted in '04), to Brotzmann's graphic scores. The group employs almost every contemporary approach to composing and organizing music for an improvising unit.
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