Happy Birthday!

[optatio]

January 24

Bob Degen - 1944

[Niko]

Would have thought Pieronczyk is much older... When I was 16 or so in the 90s I bought one of his albums while on student exchange in Poland... Turns out he was himself only in his mid 20s then... Haven't played it in ages I must admit

https://www.discogs.com/release/7019048-Adam-Pierończyk-Trio-Few-Minutes-In-The-Space

[optatio]

23 minutes ago, Niko said:

Would have thought Pieronczyk is much older... When I was 16 or so in the 90s I bought one of his albums while on student exchange in Poland... Turns out he was himself only in his mid 20s then... Haven't played it in ages I must admit

https://www.discogs.com/release/7019048-Adam-Pierończyk-Trio-Few-Minutes-In-The-Space

I first met him in Toruń, twin town of Göttingen https://jazz.umk.pl/historia/2005-2/

[clifford_thornton]

On 1/24/2026 at 3:35 AM, optatio said:

January 24

Bob Degen - 1944

Degen's Calig LP is also the only album to feature Manfred Eicher's bass playing... although perhaps the Marion Brown session he's on will see proper release someday (we can hope).

I have not heard this Trion LP but am interested to, because Thomas Cremer is a good drummer who I know from his work with A23H.

[optatio]

January 26

Ulrich Gumpert - 1945

[optatio]

January 26

Aki Takase - 1948

[optatio]

January 27

Henri Texier - 1945

[optatio]

January 27

Pheeroan AkLaff - 1955

Saw him with David Murray at the Göttingen Jazz Festival November 5, 2004. During soundcheck, he didn't want to wait for the drum throne, so he grabbed the piano bench, broke it, and sat on the floor - loud laughter ...

[optatio]

January 27

Bob Mintzer - 1953

 

[optatio]

January 29

Remembering Jeanne Lee - 1939 (- 2000)

I often saw her as a citizen of Göttingen with Gunter Hampel and their children Cavana and Ruomi.