Kang Tae-hwan

alto saxophone, clarinet · 1944 · Seoul

Alto saxophonist and clarinetist born in Seoul in 1944, presented as one of the "grandfathers" of the Korean musical avant-garde. His free jazz trio, formed in 1978 and active until 2004, blended Korean shamanism and cosmopolitan influences, and performed at the Seoul Games in 1988.

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Styles

• Free improvisation and European free

Landmark tracks

• Improvisation 1 (Solo) (1996)
• Improvisation 3 (Trio) (1996)

Sources

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