Fred Braceful

[1] He played in his tenor saxophonist father's band early in his career.

[1] Braceful also played with Albert Mangelsdorff, Abdullah Ibrahim, Joki Freund, Hans Koller, Bob Degen, Benny Bailey, Robin Kenyatta, and Manfred Schoof.

[1] He and several Stuttgart jazz musicians formed the ensemble Moira in 1976.

[1] Following this Braceful played with Bernd Köppen [de] and Jay Oliver.

[1] After his stint with Oliver in 1982, Braceful quit music for a period of time, then returned to play in Eugen de Ryck's group the Funkomatic Hippies from 1992 until 1995.