Borah Bergman
Sign in to saveAmerican pianist (1926–2012)
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1933-12-13
- Active to
- 2012-10-18
free jazzjazz
Discography
- Discovery1975
- Bursts of Joy1977
- A New Frontier1983
- Upside Down Visions1985
- The Human Factor1993
- The Fire Tale1994
- First Meeting1995
- Eight by Three1997
- Geometry1997
- Blind Pursuits1999
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 1,192
- Total plays
- 10,563
Tags
free jazzpianojazzAvant-Gardeamerica
Borah Bergman (b. December 13, 1933, Brooklyn - d. October 18, 2012, New York) was an American pianist. Early in his career, it was typical for jazz critics to compare the extraordinary free jazz pianist Borah Bergman to Cecil Taylor. Lately, however, critics now regularly point out the folly in such comparisons, perpetuating the very same juxtaposition, instead of listening to Bergman abstracted from such concerns. Though Bergman himself claims Tristano <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Borah
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Bergman
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Brooklyn
- Place of death
- Boston
- Occupation
- jazz musician
- Genre
- jazz
- Instrument
- piano
- Record label
- Tzadik Records
- Image
- Borah Bergman 2010.jpg
Show 3 more facts
- date of death
- 2012-10-18
- date of birth
- 1926-12-13
- start of work period
- 1975-00-00
via Wikidata · CC0
Available in 7 languages
via Wikidata sitelinks · CC0