Willem Breuker
Willem Breuker, born on November 4, 1944, in Amsterdam, Netherlands, was a Dutch
composer and saxophonist who is considered the godfather of Dutch improvised
music. He started playing the recorder as an autodidact before learning the
clarinet and saxophone. In 1965, Breuker founded Free Jazz Inc., gaining early
recognition at the Loosdrechts Jazz Concours in 1966. In 1974, he established
the Willem Breuker Kollektief. In 1977, he founded the label Instant Composers
Pool with Han Bennink and Misha Mengelberg. Breuker collaborated with musicians
such as Gunter Hampel, Jeanne Lee, A...
