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John Tchicai
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Danish free jazz saxophonist (1936–2012)
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Denmark
- Active from
- 1936-04-28
- Active to
- 2012-10-08
avant-garde jazzfree jazzjazz
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 5,101
- Total plays
- 32,179
Tags
free jazzjazzsaxophoneAvant-GardeAvant-Garde Jazz
John Martin Tchicai (April 28, 1936 - October 8, 2012) was a Danish jazz saxophonist. He was one of the earliest European free jazz musicians. He was of Danish and Congolese descent. Tchicai studied violin in his youth, and in his mid-teens began playing clarinet and alto saxophone, focusing on the latter. By the late 1950's he was travelling around northern Europe, playing with many musicians. After moving to New York City in 1963, Tchicai fell into the free jazz scene <a href="https://www.la
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- John
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Danish Realm
- Place of birth
- Copenhagen
- Place of death
- Perpignan
- Occupation
- jazz musician
- Languages spoken
- Danish
- Genre
- jazz
- Instrument
- alto saxophone
- Official website
- www.dcn.davis.ca.us/~jomnamo
- Image
- John Tchicai.jpg
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- cause of death
- cerebral hemorrhage
- date of birth
- 1936-04-28
- date of death
- 2012-10-08
- Commons category
- John Tchicai
- start of work period
- 1962-00-00
- birth name
- John Martin Tchikai
- manner of death
- natural causes
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