Kris Wanders był jednym z twórców europejskiego free jazzu we wczesnych latach 60. Współpracował z takimi artystami, jak: Charles Hurdak (tp, Węgry), Willem Breuker (reeds, Holandia), Peter Brötzmann (reeds, Niemcy), Claude Deron (tp, Belgia) Alexander von Schlippenbach (pi, Germany Globe Unity Orchestra.
Kris Wanders (born 1946) Dutch jazz Tenor Saxofonist.
has been one of the originators of the European Free Jazz in the early 1960's worked along side Charles Hurdak (tp Hungary) Willem Breuker (reeds NL) Peter Brötzmann (reeds Germany) Claude Deron (tp Belgium) Alexander von Schlippenbach (pi Germany Globe Unity Orchestra in 1966/1967.) Fred van Hove (pi Belgium) Kees Hazevoet (pi NL) Arjen Gorter (Bass Nl) Louis Moholo (Drums, South Africa) Willem Van Manen (tb NL), Peter Kowald (bass Germany) Stu Martin (drums USA) Han Bennink (Drums NL). Nicole vanden Plas (piano Belgium) Jan vanden Plas (cello Belgium) Radu Malfatti (Tb Austria), Gunther Hampel (vib Germany), Irene Schweitzer (pi Swiss), Paul Lovens(drums Germany), Michel Pilz(bscl Luxembourg), Edgar Bateman (drums USA) Mani Neumeier (Drums Swiss), Maartin Van Duynhoven (drums NL), Laurie Allan (drums UK), Mongezi Feza (tp (South Africa) Calyer Duncan (drums USA) Joost Buis (tb NL) Felicity Provan (tp NL) Nico Schauble (drums Germany) Gerd Dudek (ts Germany) Manfred Schoof (tp Germany), Albert Mangelsdorff (tb Germany), Buschi Niebergall (bass Germany), Sven-Ake Johansson (drums Sweden) Johannes Bauer (tb Germany) Dave Liebman (USA) Slawek Janicki (bass Poland) & more.
Composed music for several theatre pieces and movies for the Dutch radio and television.
In the late 1970's Kris migrated to Australia where he currently resides and works within the local community of improvisers.