Paul Bley Musical artist

Paul Bley, CM (born November 10, 1932), is a pianist known for his contributions to the free jazz movement of the 1960s as well as his innovations and influence on trio playing. Bley has been a long-time resident of the United States. His music characteristically features strong senses both of melodic voicing and space.

Personal facts

Paul Bley
Birth dateNovember 10, 1932
Birth place
Canada , Montreal , Quebec

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Musical artist

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BackgroundNon vocal instrumentalist
genre
Post-bop
Free jazz
Avant-garde jazz
instrument
Piano
Moog synthesizer

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Paul Bley on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.improvart.com/bley
  2. http://www.jazzinstitut.de/Jazzindex/index-bley-paul.htm