GUNTER HAMPEL

Gunter Hampel (31 August 1937 – 19 May 2026) was a German jazz vibraphonist, clarinettist, saxophonist, flautist, pianist, and composer.   Gunter Hampel was born in Göttingen, Gau Southern Hanover-Brunswick, Germany on 31 August 1937. He became dedicated to free jazz in the 1960s, developing a record label (Birth Records) and working with Jeanne Lee, John McLaughlin, Muruga Booker, Laurie Allan, Udo Lindenberg, Pierre Courbois, Archie Shepp, Marion Brown, Steve McCall and Perry Robinson. In 1972, he formed the Galaxie Dream Band. Hampel died on 19 May 2026, at the age of 88. from wikipedia