Complex sentence: Peter Apfelbaum (c.1960) is an American Avant-garde jazz pianist, tenor saxophonist, drummer and composer born in Berkeley, California, perhaps most noteworthy for performing with Carla Bley from 1978-1982 and for his touring with Warren Smith and Karl Berger.
Split into simpler sentences: Peter Apfelbaum (c.1960) is an American Avant-garde jazz pianist, tenor saxophonist, drummer and composer born in Berkeley, California. He first emerged on the jazz scene performing with Carla Bley from 1978-1982 and for his touring with Warren Smith and Karl Berger.