Horace Silver Musical artist

Horace Silver (born Horace Ward Martin Tavares Silva, September 2, 1928 – June 18, 2014) was an American jazz pianist and composer.Silver is known for his distinctive playing style and pioneering compositional contributions to hard bop. He was influenced by a wide range of musical styles, notably gospel music, African music, and Latin American music, and sometimes ventured into the soul jazz genre.

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Birth date	September 02, 1928
Birth place	Connecticut , Norwalk Connecticut , United States

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Musical artist

Career started	1950
Career ended	1999
associated musical artist	Miles Davis Art Farmer Hank Mobley Stan Getz Bob Cranshaw Michael Brecker Randy Brecker Joe Henderson Woody Shaw Gigi Gryce Art Blakey Blue Mitchell Lee Morgan Milt Jackson Mickey Roker Junior Cook
Background	Non vocal instrumentalist
genre	Jazz Post-bop Modal jazz Soul jazz Hard bop Jazz fusion Mainstream jazz
instrument	Piano