Fred Van Hove | |
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 Van Hove in 2013 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 19 February 1937 Antwerp, Belgium |
| Died | 13 January 2022 (aged 84) |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument | Piano |
| Years active | 1960s–2022 |
| Website | fredvanhove |
Fred Van Hove (19 February 1937 – 13 January 2022) was a Belgian jazz musician and a pioneer of European free jazz. He was a pianist, accordionist, church organist, and carillonist, an improviser and a composer. In the 1960s and 1970s he performed with saxophonist Peter Brötzmann and drummer Han Bennink.