Peter Bennink
Peter Bennink (born February 1, 1945 ) is a Dutch jazz musician ( alto saxophone , bagpipes ) and music manager.
Bennink, whose older brother is the drummer Han Bennink , formed the original Acoustic Swing Duo with him . In 1967 he presented his quartet on Radio Hilversum . Since the late 1960s it has been part of the Instant Composers Pool . From 1971 he played in the quartet of Willem Breuker , with whom he also recorded and performed in 1973 in London. As the successor to Peter Schat , he was managing director of the Studio voor Elektroinstrumental Muziek ( STEIM ) in Amsterdam from 1973 . In the same year he was part of the Globe Unity Orchestra , and in 1976 he was part of the band of Kees Hazevoet . From 1978 he was a member of the ICP-Tentet. In 1982 he toured North America with Lol Coxhill's company . Tom Lord records 19 recordings between 1968 and 1983.
Discographic notes
- Misha Mengelberg , Peter Brötzmann , Evan Parker , Peter Bennink, Paul Rutherford , Derek Bailey , Han Bennink Groupcomposing (ICP 1978, rec. 1970)
Web links
- Entry (Muziekencyclopedie)
- Peter Bennink at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ to jazzhelden.nl . Jürgen Wölfer gives in jazz in Germany: Das Lexikon - All musicians and record companies from 1920 to today . Hannibal, Höfen 2008, p. 32, the 1st May 1940 as his birthday. However, according to this photo (from the website of Han Bennink) Peter Bennink is about three years younger than his brother, but not two years older.
- ↑ Radio recordings
- ↑ Jacqueline Oskamp Onder stroom: geschiedenis van de electronic muziek in Nederland Ambo / Anthos 2011, p. 133f.
- ↑ Tom Lord: The Jazz Discography
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Bennink, Peter |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch jazz musician (saxophone, bagpipes) and music manager |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 1, 1945 |