"Currently, we have 17 bass saxophones playing and two contrabasses," Christian Halpin said. Organizer Halpin, who is a mummer from the Ferko String Band, says it took months of planning to bring ...

Born Remscheid, Germany on 6 March 1941; soprano, alto, tenor, baritone and bass saxophones, a-clarinet, e-flat clarinet; bass clarinet, tarogato. Peter Brötzmann's early interest was in painting and ...