# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/gunter-hampel
# Generated: 2026-08-14T13:15:44.391Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/gunter-hampel"
name: "Gunter Hampel"
slug: "gunter-hampel"
description: "Gunter Hampel was a German jazz vibraphonist, clarinettist, saxophonist, flautist, pianist, and composer. He was instrumental in creating improvising jazz in Europe after World War II. He founded his own record label, Birth, in 1969. Inspired by his wife, vocalist Jeanne Lee, he pursued international collaboration and founded the Galaxie Dream Band. Hampel worked with younger musicians and in regular workshops for children and youth."
tagline: "German jazz musician (1937–2026)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Gunter_hampel_E8244700A.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "Germany"
  isoCode: "DE"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1937-08-31"
deathDate: "2026-05-18"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           56.51
  momentum:             10
  historical:           11.30691866666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     70
  profileCompleteness:  80
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0358907/"
    handle:    "nm0358907"
  - platform:  "WEBSITE"
    url:       "http://www.gunterhampelmusic.de"
sources:
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    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D9%88%D9%86%D8%AA%D9%8A%D8%B1_%D9%87%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%BE%D9%8A%D9%84"
    title: "جونتير هامپيل"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunter_Hampel"
    title: "Gunter Hampel"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunter_Hampel"
    title: "Gunter Hampel"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunter_Hampel"
    title: "Gunter Hampel"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunter_Hampel"
    title: "Gunter Hampel"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunter_Hampel"
    title: "Gunter Hampel"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunter_Hampel"
    title: "Gunter Hampel"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AE%E3%83%A5%E3%83%B3%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%8F%E3%83%B3%E3%83%9A%E3%83%AB"
    title: "ギュンター・ハンペル"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunter_Hampel"
    title: "Gunter Hampel"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://musicbrainz.org/artist/e78c0892-aba2-4908-8868-5478fef9fce9"
    title: "MusicBrainz"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q464628"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"
  - url: "https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1643622"
    title: "Gunter Hampel"
    type:  "DATABASE"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump