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Han Bennink
Born in Zaandam, the Netherlands on April 17, 1942, Han Bennink is a free jazz
drummer. He’s a multi-instrumentalist who has also played clarinet, violin,
banjo, and piano on some of his recordings. Han Bennink is now regarded as a
pivotal figure in European free jazz and free improvisation. The son of a
classical percussionist, he was playing both drums and clarinet by the time he
reached his teens. He played drums and percussion with local musicians and,
throughout the 1960s, he played with visiting American jazz artists. These
artists, considered the cream of the jazz crop, in...
