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Theo Jörgensmann

1948 - 2025

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Theodor Franz Jörgensmann (29 September 1948 – 6 October 2025) was a German jazz clarinetist and academic teacher. Professionally known as Theo Jörgensmann, he belonged to the second generation of European free jazz musicians, part of the clarinet renaissance in the jazz and improvising music scene, and one of few clarinet players for whom unaccompanied solo recordings were a significant part of his work. In 1975 he formed a quartet of clarinetists, Clarinet Contrast, and in 1997 a quartet was named after him. Jörgensmann played in many formations internationally. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia. Theo Jörgensmann is the 445th most popular musician (up from 761st in 2024), the 1,955th most popular biography from Germany (up from 3,183rd in 2019) and the 21st most popular German Musician.

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Among musicians, Theo Jörgensmann ranks 445 out of 3,175. Before him are Albert King, Guido Cantelli, Simon Le Bon, Floyd Westerman, Matt Bellamy, and John Powell. After him are Ole Bull, Robert Trujillo, Valery Gergiev, Krystian Zimerman, Ellie Goulding, and Billy Gibbons.

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Among people born in 1948, Theo Jörgensmann ranks 160. Before him are Miklós Németh, Gregor Gysi, Thierry Mugler, Bill Ward, Glenn Frey, and John de Lancie. After him are George W. Casey Jr., Margot Kidder, Jean-Louis Schlesser, Wang Qishan, Mark Phillips, and Natan Sharansky. Among people deceased in 2025, Theo Jörgensmann ranks 133. Before him are Ivan Klíma, Zoltán Horváth, Abdul-Aziz ibn Abdullah Al ash-Sheikh, Dominik Duka, Ove Kindvall, and Nikola Pilić. After him are Suchinda Kraprayoon, Fabio Cudicini, Ahmed Faras, Margarita Xhepa, Katharine, Duchess of Kent, and Fatos Nano.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Theo Jörgensmann ranks 1,955 out of 7,253. Before him are Christoph I, Margrave of Baden-Baden (1453), Marie of Saxe-Altenburg (1818), Karl, Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (1785), Julius Dorpmüller (1869), Margravine Magdalene Sibylle of Brandenburg-Bayreuth (1612), and Clemens Winkler (1838). After him are Govert Flinck (1615), John Jacob Astor (1763), Manfred Kaltz (1953), Liudolf, Duke of Swabia (930), Margaret Sambiria (1230), and Countess Palatine Elisabeth Auguste of Sulzbach (1721).

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Among MUSICIANS In Germany

Among musicians born in Germany, Theo Jörgensmann ranks 21. Before him are Richard Z. Kruspe (1967), Tré Cool (1972), Wilhelm Backhaus (1884), Johann Friedrich Franz Burgmüller (1806), Matthias Jabs (1955), and Ralf Hütter (1946). After him are Wolfgang Sawallisch (1923), Menahem Pressler (1923), Paul Landers (1964), Anne-Sophie Mutter (1963), Kai Hansen (1963), and Christian Lorenz (1966).

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