Emil Mangelsdorff
Emil Mangelsdorff ([ˈɛmɪl ˈmaŋl̩s.dɔʁf]; 11 April 1925 – 20 January 2022) 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. He played with several groups and was active, also as an educator, until old age.
Emil Mangelsdorff | |
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Mangelsdorff in 2015 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 11 April 1925 Frankfurt am Main, Hesse-Nassau, Prussia, Germany |
| Died | 20 January 2022 (aged 96) Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Instrument(s) | alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, clarinet, flute |
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