Theo Jörgensmann

German musician

Born: 29 September 1948
Bottrop
Died: 6 October 2025
Brüel
Country: Germany
Active: 1975–2025
Record labels: Hat Hut Records
Discography: 4 albums

Biography

Theo Jörgensmann was a jazz musician who played clarinet. Theo Jörgensmann was born on 29 September 1948 in Bottrop and died on 6 October 2025 in Brüel. The music is usually filed under jazz. Record labels: Hat Hut Records. The discography here lists 4 albums, from “Pagine Gialle” (2001) to “At the Fields Edge” (2026).

Theodor Franz Jörgensmann (29 September 1948 – 6 October 2025) was a German jazz clarinetist and academic teacher. Professionally known as Theo Jörgensmann, he belonged to the second generation of European free jazz musicians, part of the clarinet renaissance in the jazz and improvising music scene, and one of few clarinet players for whom unaccompanied solo recordings were a significant part of his work. In 1975 he formed a quartet of clarinetists, Clarinet Contrast, and in 1997 a quartet was named after him. Jörgensmann played in many formations internationally. He wrote a philosophical book about improvising in music.

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