NTS aired an episode dedicated to the music of John Tchicai on 3 February 2023. John Tchicai has been played on NTS over 60 times, featured on 53 episodes and was first played on 14 October 2012.

John Martin Tchicai (April 28, 1936 - October 8, 2012) is a Danish jazz saxophonist. He was one of the earliest European free jazz musicians. He is of Danish and Congolese descent.

Tchicai studied violin in his youth, and in his mid-teens began playing clarinet and alto saxophone, focusing on the latter. By the late 1950's he was travelling around northern Europe, playing with many musicians.

After moving to New…