John-Tchicai-Obituary

John Tchicai

Copenhagen, Denmak, Illinois

Apr 28, 1936 – Oct 7, 2012 (Age 76)

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BORN
April 28, 1936
DIED
October 7, 2012
AGE
76
LOCATION
Copenhagen, Denmak, Illinois

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The Associated Press

COPENHAGEN (AP) — Danish saxophonist and pioneer of free jazz in Europe, John Tchicai, has died. He was 76.

Tchicai moved to New York in 1963 and co-founded The New York Contemporary Five with Archie Shepp. He later became a leading figure of the jazz avant-garde movement in Europe. He also played with John Coltrane, Milford Graves, Carla Bley and Steve Swallow.

Tchicai was born to a Danish mother and a Congolese father in Denmark. He returned to Europe in 2001 and eventually settled in southern France.

His former wife, Margriet Naber, said Monday that he had died in the hospital earlier that day. No cause of death was given but Tchicai has been in a coma since suffering a brain hemorrhage in June.

No funeral arrangements were immediately available.

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