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Keith Jarrett
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American jazz/classical pianist and composer (born 1945)
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Keith Jarrett is an American pianist, composer, and jazz musician born in Allentown in 1945. He is also a recording artist who plays the piano, saxophone, and organ. His work spans genres including jazz, avant-garde jazz, and classical music. Jarrett began his work period in 1958 and has been associated with record labels such as ECM Records and Atlantic Records. He has worked in New York City and is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Jarrett’s notable achievements include receiving the Guggenheim Fellowship, the Léonie Sonning Music Prize, and the NEA Jazz Masters award. He was educated at Berklee College of Music and speaks English. His works are held in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum. He is represented by Broadcast Music, Inc. for copyright purposes.
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Film & TV
Known for
- Saturday Night Live — Self - Musical Guest1975
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1945
Discography
- Life Between the Exit Signs1968
- Restoration Ruin1968
- The Mourning of a Star1971
- Birth1972
- Expectations1972
- Facing You1972
- Fort Yawuh1973
- Ruta and Daitya1973
- Solo Concerts: Bremen/Lausanne1973
- In the Light1974
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- Listeners
- 650,695
- Total plays
- 11,039,579
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Keith Jarrett (born May 8, 1945 in Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA) is an American pianist and composer. He is considered one of the most important jazz pianists, renowned for his elaborate solo improvisations. As well as recording under his own name, he has recorded a number of albums as the Keith Jarrett Trio. In 2003, Jarrett received the Polar Music Prize, the first (and to this day only) recipient not to share the prize with a co-recipient, and in 2004 he received the Léonie Sonning Music Pri
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1945-05-08 ) May 8, 1945 (age 81) , Allentown, Pennsylvania , U.S.
- Genres
- Jazz classical jazz fusion free improvisation
- Occupations
- Musician composer
- Instruments
- Piano harpsichord
- Years active
- 1966–2018
- Labels
- Atlantic Columbia ECM Impulse! Universal Classics
- Website
- keith-jarrett .de /en
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Daniel
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Allentown
- Occupation
- recording artist
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- jazz
- Instrument
- organ
- Record label
- Atlantic Records
- Official website
- www.keithjarrett.org
- Image
- Keith Jarrett.jpg
- Work location
- New York City
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- Commons category
- Keith Jarrett
- date of birth
- 1945-05-08
- start of work period
- 1958-00-00
- has works in the collection
- Victoria and Albert Museum
- social media followers
- 32000
- copyright representative
- Broadcast Music, Inc.
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Encyclopedic overview
Keith Jarrett (born May 8, 1945) is an American pianist and composer. Jarrett started his career with Art Blakey and later moved on to play with Charles Lloyd and Miles Davis. Since the early 1970s, he has also been a group leader and solo performer in jazz, jazz fusion, and classical music. His improvisations draw from the traditions of jazz and other genres, including Western classical music, gospel, blues, and ethnic folk music.
His album The Köln Concert, released in 1975, is the best-selling piano recording in history. In 2008, he was inducted into the DownBeat Jazz Hall of Fame in the magazine's 73rd Annual Readers' Poll.
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