Emil Mangelsdorff
German jazz musician (1925-2022) · Germany · On the map · Musicians · Died at 96
Emil Mangelsdorff was a German jazz musician who played alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, clarinet and flute. He was a jazz pioneer under the Nazi regime which led to his imprisonment. After World War II and years as a prisoner of war, he was a founding member of the jazz ensemble of Hessischer Rundfunk in 1958.
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He played with several groups and was active, also as an educator, until old age.
