Johannes Bauer

The elder member of the trombone-bonny Bauer family, Johannes Bauer is the one with the longest discography and perhaps the highest profile on the free jazz scene, although no one would suggest that kid brother Connie Bauer isn't giving him a run for his money. Avant-garde music listeners have plenty of opportunities to compare the brothers, as they regularly work together on projects such as the group Doppelmoppel, combining two electric guitars and two trombones, and the album Bauer, Bauer, which is self-explanatory. The Bauer dynasty were key players on the East German jazz...