German reedman Peter Brötzmann has been a part of modern creative music since 1967, when he produced his first album on his own BRO records, For Adolphe Sax. That defining statement, a recasting of the innovations of Albert Ayler into a European light, found Brötzmann alongside regular collaborator Peter Kowald (bass) and itinerant Swede Sven-Ake Johansson (drums). While convening formations from saxophone duos to orchestras in the ensuing decades, the support of bass and drums has always been a favorite. more ›