# Ernst-Ludwig Petrowsky

> Ernst-Ludwig Petrowsky, often called Luten Petrowsky, was a German jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, flautist, composer and author. He is considered the father of free jazz in East Germany (GDR). He was one of few jazz musicians permitted to play in the West already in the 1960s. Petrowsky played in the 1973 quartet recording Just for fun, the first of jazz musicians from both East and West. He took part in more than a hundred recordings between 1963 and 2016, with groups such as Synopsis and Zentralquartett, and with his singer wife, Uschi Brüning.

*German Jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, flautist, and composer (1933-2023)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Singer / Musician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220))
- **Category:** Musicians
- **Country:** Germany
- **Born:** 1933-12-10
- **Died:** 2023-07-10
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Ernst-Ludwig Petrowsky, often called Luten Petrowsky, was a German jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, flautist, composer and author. He is considered the father of free jazz in East Germany (GDR). He was one of few jazz musicians permitted to play in the West already in the 1960s. Petrowsky played in the 1973 quartet recording Just for fun, the first of jazz musicians from both East and West. He took part in more than a hundred recordings between 1963 and 2016, with groups such as Synopsis and Zentralquartett, and with his singer wife, Uschi Brüning.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 42.8
- **Momentum:** 7.9

## Platforms
- **IMDB**: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2535715/ (@nm2535715)

## Sources
- [Ernst-Ludwig Petrowsky](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernst-Ludwig_Petrowsky)
- [Ernst-Ludwig Petrowsky](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernst-Ludwig_Petrowsky)
- [MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/0151a25a-aebe-4891-b97b-6879b7392cfd)
- [Discogs](https://www.discogs.com/artist/284212)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1357119)

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