Theo Jörgensmann
| Theo Jörgensmann | |
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Theo Jörgensmann at "Kulturhalle Jülchendorf", Germany 2009
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| Background information | |
| Born | 29 September 1948 |
| Origin |
 Bottrop, Germany
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| Genres |
Modal jazz Free improvisation Avant-garde jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Clarinetist |
| Instruments | Clarinet |
| Years active | 1975 – Present |
| Labels | Hathut Records |
| Associated acts |
Theo Jörgensmann Quartet Contraband German Clarinet Duo Clarinet Contrast Klarinettenquartett Cl-4 |
| Notable instruments | |
| Basset clarinet in Bb by Harald Hüyng; Low G clarinet by Wolfgang Dietz | |
Theodor Franz Jörgensmann (born September 29, 1948 in Bottrop, Germany) is a jazz and free-improvising Basset clarinet player and composer. He has been a professional musician since 1975.
Theo Jörgensmann belongs to the 2nd generation of European free jazz musicians. He was part of the clarinet Renaissance in the jazz and improvising music scene. Jörgensmann is one of a few clarinet players for whom unaccompanied solo recordings are a significant part of his work.
He started to play clarinet when he was 18 years old. From 1969 until 1972 Jörgensmann took private lessons from a music teacher at the Folkwang Hochschule in Essen. At the same time he started working with fellow musicians from the Ruhr industrial area. During this time he was also a chemical laboratory assistant. After a one and half year hitch in the German Army Jörgensmann worked with handicapped children and studied social pedagogics, but he never brought it to a conclusion. Since 1975 he has been a professional musician.
During a career spanning three decades as a free improviser Jörgensmann has worked with (among many others) Mike Richmond, Barre Phillips, Kent Carter, John Lindberg, Charlie Mariano, Wilber Morris, Eric Vloeimans, Jeanne Lee, John Fischer, Vincent Chancey, Kenny Wheeler, Paul McCandless and Lee Konitz.
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