Gunter Hampel, a German jazz multi-instrumentalist and composer, died on May 19, 2026, at the age of 88.
Born in Göttingen on Aug. 31, 1937, he was a jazz musician whose work included vibraphone, clarinet, saxophones, piano and flute.
He became dedicated to free jazz in the 1960s, developed Birth Records, and worked with Jeanne Lee, John McLaughlin, Muruga Booker, Laurie Allan, Udo Lindenberg, Pierre Courbois, Archie Shepp, Marion Brown, Steve McCall and Perry Robinson.
Gunter Hampel, 88, German jazz multi-instrumentalist and composer.