Flotation Device 2023-07-02 - Peter Brötzmann (1941–2023)

Join us as we say farewell to Europe’s most prominent free saxophonist, Peter Brötzmann (1941–2023), with a retrospective of his career, featuring free jazz stalwarts William Parker and Hamid Drake, European improvisers Han Bennink and Fred Van Hove, outré bands like OXBOW and Last Exit, and even tabla and guembri players. We also pay our respects to double bass virtuoso Robert Black (1956–2023) with his rendition of a classic repertory piece plus a solo project that he recorded amid the natural soundscape of the Utah desert.

Plus, Jesper Nordin sculpts the air (with Ensemble Intercontemporain), Žibuoklė Martinaitytė probes the depths (without imploding), and Evgueni Galperine passes the storm (with Sergei Nakariakov). Bruno Mantovani channels Ligeti, W. David Oliphant channels The Bastard Kings of Samadhi, and Sufjan Stevens channels a hypercaffeinated Satie. Historical gems from Frank Zappa and Sun Ra round out the program.