Peter Kowald

Biography

Peter Kowald, born in Meiningen, Germany on 21 April 1944, was a double bassist and tubist central to European free jazz. A member of the Globe Unity Orchestra and later the London Jazz Composers' Orchestra, he also established the solo double bass and the bass duet as serious improvising forms, recording with partners such as *Barre Phillips* and *William Parker*. His Global Village ensemble united improvisers across cultures. He died in New York City on 21 September 2002.