Fred Van Hove

Fred Van Hove
Van Hove in 2013
Background information
Born	(1937-02-19)19 February 1937 Antwerp,Belgium
Died	13 January 2022(2022-01-13)(aged 84)
Genres	Jazz
Occupation	Musician
Instrument	Piano
Years active	1960s–2022
Website	fredvanhove.be

Fred Van Hove(19 February 1937 – 13 January 2022) was a Belgianjazzmusician and a pioneer of Europeanfree jazz.He was a pianist, accordionist, church organist, andcarillonist,animproviserand a composer. In the 1960s and 1970s he performed with saxophonistPeter Brötzmannand drummerHan Bennink.

Life and career

Van Hove studied musical theory, harmony and piano in Belgium.He began an association with saxophonistPeter Brötzmannin 1966, playing on his early quartet and sextet recordings including 1968'sMachine Gunalbum, and then as part of a trio with Brötzmann and drummerHan Bennink.Van Hove later played in a number of duos, notably with saxophonistsSteve LacyandLol Coxhilland with trombonistsAlbert MangelsdorffandVinko Globokar.He composed music for film and theatre, and taught local musicians inBerlin.He held workshops in Germany, France, England, Belgium, and the Netherlands, and held studios at theUniversity of Lille III.Van Hove collaborated with a number of his fellow Belgian musicians, and in 1996 was given the title of Cultural Ambassador of Flanders by the Belgian government.He died on 13 January 2022, at the age of 84.

External links

• Improvised performancewithWalter HusforRadio France
• Biographyat the European Free Improvisation Pages
• Fred Van Hovediscography atDiscogs
• Fred Van HoveatIMDb