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Fred Van Hove

Belgian musician (1937-2022) · Belgium · On the map · Musicians · Died at 84

Fred Van Hove was a Belgian jazz musician and a pioneer of European free jazz. He was a pianist, accordionist, church organist, and carillonist, an improviser and a composer. In the 1960s and 1970s he performed with saxophonist Peter Brötzmann and drummer Han Bennink.

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Country
Belgium
Category
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1937 to 2022 · aged 84

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