British saxophonist and clarinetist · English jazz saxophonist, clarinettist and composer
| Description | British saxophonist and clarinetist Source: Wikidata |
|---|---|
| Born | 1944-08-30 Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata |
| Birthplace | Tavistock Tavistock Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata |
| Area | United Kingdom Source: MusicBrainz |
| Country | GB Source: MusicBrainz |
| Citizenship | United Kingdom Source: Wikidata |
| Occupation | recording artist musician composer clarinetist saxophonist jazz musician Source: Wikidata |
| Instruments | saxophone soprano saxophone baritone saxophone clarinet bass clarinet Source: Wikidata |
| Genres | swing jazz experimental rock Source: Wikidata |
| Record labels | Island Records Deram Dawn Records ECM Records Source: Wikidata |
| Member of | The Trio The Ripple Effect Brahem / Surman / Holland S.O.S. The Mike Westbrook Concert Band The Dowland Project John Surman Trio John Surman Quartet The Willem Breuker–John Surman Duo Mumps Miroslav Vitouš Group Gil Evans And His Orchestra Clarke-Boland Big Band Chris McGregor's Brotherhood Of Breath S. O. S. Ronnie Scott And The Band Blues Incorporated Rolf Kühn Jazzgroup Mumps (2) The Baden-Baden Free Jazz Orchestra The Willem Breuker - John Surman Duo Václav Zahradník Big Band Morning Glory (2) Peter Lemer Quintet The Chris McGregor Septet Miroslav Vitous Group The Barry Altschul Quartet Paul Bley Quartet Per Husby Orchestra The Rainbow Band (2) European Jazz All Stars Mike Westbrook Sextet Mike Osborne - John Surman Quartet The Alan Cohen Big Band Humphrey Lyttelton Big Band Guests Of Weather Report John Surman Sextet John Surman-Russ Henderson Calypso Jazz The Trio Source: Discogs, MusicBrainz, Wikidata |
| Awards | Paul Acket Award Spellemann Award for jazz record of the year BBC Jazz Awards Source: Wikidata |
Djån Sørmen J. Surman J.D.Surman J.S J.Surman JS John John D.Surman John Douglas Surman Surman Дж. Сёрмэн Джон Сермэн
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