Helmut Joe Sachse (born1948 in Mittweida) started out in the East Germanjazz scene, with whose representatives he almost without exception played.Later he also performed with other international musicians: Carmell Jones,Leo Wright, Mighty Flea Conners, Charlie Mariano, John Tchicai, John Marshall,David Moss, Peter Brötzmann, Tony Oxley, Jack Bruce, Han Bennink and AlbertMangelsdorff. From the nineties onwards he began to incorporate standards– including those from rock music – into his repertoire. His characteristicart of playing has brought him labels such as the Jimi Hendrix of jazz guitaror the high priest and wizard of electric guitar. The Frankfurter Rundschaunewspaper eventually named him as Germany‘s greatest unknown guitarist.
