About Theo Jörgensmann
Theodor Franz Jörgensmann was a German jazz clarinetist and academic teacher. Professionally known as Theo Jörgensmann, he belonged to the second generation of European free jazz musicians, part of the clarinet renaissance in the jazz and improvising music scene, and one of few clarinet players for whom unaccompanied solo recordings were a significant part of his work. In 1975 he formed a quartet of clarinetists, Clarinet Contrast, and in 1997 a quartet was named after him. Jörgensmann played in many formations internationally. He wrote a philosophical book about improvising in music. He also played with the Polish twins Marcin Oles and Bartlomiej Oles since 2003; their album, Oleś Jörgensmann Oleś – Directions, was chosen by the Polish internet jazz magazine Diapason as Record of the Year in 2005. He also founded his first quartet then which became one of Germany's best-known jazz groups by the end of the 1970s. In 2010, he founded, together with his wife, a cultural venue in Brüel for concerts and art exhibitions.
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