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John Tchicai (John Martin Tchicai) was born on 28 April, 1936 in Copenhagen, Denmark, is a Danish jazz saxophonist and composer. Discover John Tchicai's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 76 years old?
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John Martin Tchicai |
Occupation |
Musician, composer |
Age |
76 years old |
Zodiac Sign |
Taurus |
Born |
28 April, 1936 |
Birthday |
28 April |
Birthplace |
Copenhagen, Denmark |
Date of death |
8 October, 2012 |
Died Place |
Perpignan, France |
Nationality |
Denmark
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John Tchicai Height, Weight & Measurements
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Who Is John Tchicai's Wife?
His wife is Margriet Naber (? - ?) ( divorced)
Family |
Parents |
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Wife |
Margriet Naber (? - ?) ( divorced) |
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John Tchicai Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is John Tchicai worth at the age of 76 years old? John Tchicai’s income source is mostly from being a successful Miscellaneous. He is from Denmark. We have estimated John Tchicai's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
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Source of Income |
Miscellaneous |
John Tchicai Social Network
Timeline
John Martin Tchicai (28 April 1936 – 8 October 2012) was a Danish free jazz saxophonist and composer.
Tchicai was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, to a Danish mother and a Congolese father.
The family moved to Aarhus, where he studied violin when young, and in his mid-teens began playing clarinet and alto saxophone, focusing on the latter.
By the late 1950s, he was travelling around northern Europe, playing with many musicians.
At their suggestion, he moved to New York City the following year, and went on to participate in the October Revolution in Jazz and join the New York Contemporary Five and the New York Art Quartet.
He also played on a number of influential free jazz recordings, including Shepp's Four for Trane, Albert Ayler's New York Eye and Ear Control, John Coltrane's Ascension, and the Jazz Composer's Orchestra's Communication.
Following his work in New York, Tchicai returned to Denmark in 1966, and shortly thereafter focused most of his time on music education.
He formed the small orchestra Cadentia Nova Danica with Danish and other European musicians; this group collaborated with Musica Elettronica Viva and performed in multi-media events.
Tchicai was a founding member of Amsterdam's Instant Composers Pool in 1968, and in 1969 took part in the recording of John Lennon and Yoko Ono's Unfinished Music No.2: Life with the Lions.
Tchicai returned to a regular gigging and recording schedule in the late 1970s.
On 30 August 1975 Tchicai's appearance at the Willisau Jazz Festival was recorded and released later that year as Willi the Pig.
On this record, he plays with Swiss pianist Irène Schweizer.
In the early 1980s, he switched to the tenor saxophone as his primary instrument.
In 1990, he was awarded a lifetime grant from the Danish Ministry of Culture.
Tchicai and his wife relocated to Davis, California, in 1991, where he led several ensembles.
He was awarded a National Endowment for the Arts fellowship in 1997.
He was a member of Henry Kaiser and Wadada Leo Smith's "Yo Miles" band, a loose aggregation of musicians exploring Miles Davis's electric period.
Since 2001 he had been living near Perpignan in southern France.
On 11 June 2012 he suffered a brain hemorrhage in an airport in Barcelona, Spain.
He was recovering and had canceled all appearances when he died in a Perpignan hospital on 8 October 2012, aged 76.
2021 saw the publication of a biography titled "A Chaos with Some Kind of Order", written by Margriet Naber, Tchicai's former wife and collaborator for 20 years, and published by Ear Heart Mind Media.
Writer Richard Williams called the book an "intimate and valuable account of (Tchicai's) life and work".
With the Berlin Jazz Workshop Orchestra
With Brotherhood of Breath
With Dell – Westergaard – Lillinger
With Garrison Fewell's Variable Density Sound Orchestra