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W. Mal Waldron. Eric Watson (musician) Mike Westbrook. Larry Willis. Michel Wintsch. Categories: Avant-garde jazz musicians by instrument. Jazz pianists by genre.
Fujii was born in Tokyo on 9 October 1958. [1] She started playing the piano at age 4, receiving classical training until she was 20, [1] when she became interested in improvisation and jazz. In her twenties, she received instruction in jazz from pianist Fumio Itabashi in Tokyo. [2]
Avant-garde jazz. Avant-garde jazz (also known as avant-jazz, experimental jazz, or "new thing") [1][2] is a style of music and improvisation that combines avant-garde art music and composition with jazz. [3] It originated in the early 1950s and developed through to the late 1960s. [4] Originally synonymous with free jazz, much avant-garde jazz ...
Musician, composer. Instrument (s) Piano, keyboards. Years active. 1977–present. Labels. Tzadik, Knitting Factory, Hathut. Anthony Coleman (born August 30, 1955) is an avant-garde jazz pianist. [1] During the 1980s and 1990s he worked with John Zorn on Cobra, Kristallnacht, The Big Gundown, Archery, and Spillane and helped push modern Jewish ...
Cecil Taylor. Cecil Percival Taylor (March 25, 1929 – April 5, 2018) [1][2][3] was an American pianist and poet. [4][5] Taylor was classically trained and was one of the pioneers of free jazz. His music is characterized by an energetic, physical approach, resulting in complex improvisation often involving tone clusters and intricate polyrhythms.
Uri Caine. Daniel Carter (musician) John Carter (jazz musician) André Ceccarelli. Thomas Chapin. Chicago Underground (jazz ensemble) Jon Christensen (musician) Alex Cline. Nels Cline.
In his early years, Kuhn was known as an avant-garde jazz pianist. He was associated with bassist Steve Swallow and drummer Pete La Roca during the 1960s on several notable recordings: Three Waves , under Kuhn's leadership; Basra , under La Roca's leadership, which also featured Joe Henderson ; and Sing Me Softly of the Blues under ...
This is an alphabetized list of musicians notable for playing or having played jazz piano. The piano has been an integral part of the jazz idiom since its inception, in both solo and ensemble settings. Its role is multifaceted due largely to the instrument's combined melodic, harmonic, and rhythmic capabilities. [1