FMP/Free Music Production
FMP/Free Music Production, founded 1969: jazz artists and albums on the label.
Artists on FMP/Free Music Production
Cecil Taylor
1929–2018 · American jazz pianist and poet (1929–2018)
Peter Brötzmann
1941–2023 · German jazz saxophonist and clarinetist (1941–2023)
Irène Schweizer
1941–2024 · Swiss jazz pianist (1941–2024)
Alexander von Schlippenbach
b. 1938 · German jazz pianist and composer
Han Bennink
b. 1942 · Dutch musician (born 1942)
Günter Sommer
b. 1943 · German jazz drummer and percussionist, composer and music…
Louis Moholo
1940–2025 · South African jazz musician
Paul Lovens
b. 1949 · German musician
Label profile
German label; FMP acronym stands for "Free Music Production" .
Label Code: LC 4557 / LC 04557 .
An edition of improvised music; publisher:
The FMP label was founded in September 1969 by and . From 1972 to 1976, it was run by the collective of Brötzmann, Gebers, , and . From 1976 onwards, was solely responsible for FMP. The label stopped releasing their own physical copies of recordings in 2010 but continued licensing through Corbett vs. Demspey and Trost (among others), as well as establishing a download plattform, Destination:Out. As per Jost Gebers wish, Anna Maria Ostendorf and Markus Müller continued FMP-Publishing. As of 2024 Markus Müller has the sole responsibility, supported by Anna Maria Ostendorf, Dieter Hahne and , who is not only an FMP artist but also remastered the majority of FMP’s digital releases.
Profile from Discogs (CC0)