Joki Freund
Illustration — Joki Freund as a member of the All Star Band, at the Hofheimer Jazz Festival 2009 Walter Jakob "Joki" Freund (September 5, 1926, Höchst, Frankfurt am MainFebruary 15, 2012, Schwalbach am Taunus) was a German jazz saxophonist. Freund began playing the accordion as a child, switching to tenor saxophone after World War II ended. Early in the postwar era, he played with Joe Quitter, Carlo Bohländer, Gerry Weinkopf, Joe Klimm, and Jutta Hipp, then formed his own ensemble.
Joki Freund
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- 1926 · Höchst.
- Died
- 2012 · Schwalbach am Taunus.
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- Germany
- Occupation
- saxophonist · music arranger · composer · musician
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- jazz · free jazz · progressive jazz
- Languages
- German
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Born at Höchst in 1926, died in Schwalbach am Taunus in 2012.
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