Ahora Mazda ~
Fallen Tree
bio
This delightful Dutch band had its roots in 1965,
when Rob van Wageningen (flute, saxophone) and Peter (bass)
and Winky Abbink (drums) brothers
played together in a band called Free Art Group,
along with other musicians.
This band played music, mostly inspired
by classic and avant-garde jazz musicians, namely,
Ornette Coleman, Sun Ra and John Coltrane.
In 1968, they were joined by Tony Schreuder in bass,
renaming themselves Group 67/68,
and Peter Abbink switching to guitar.
During concerts in Felix Meritis they met Ruud Tegelaar,
manager of center Fantasio,
who offered them to become the house band in Fantasio.
They also changed their name once again to Ahora Mazda,
a corrupt version of the chief deity of Zoroastrianism,
Ahura Mazda
πολυ περιεργη μουσικη θαρρω,
και το φλαουτο στα καλυτερα του.
