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Canadian free jazz, post-bop pianist and keyboardist (1932-2016)

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  • Time will tell
  • Stopping time
  • The Paul Bley synthesizer show
  • Improvisie
  • Stopping Time

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Canada
Active from
1932-11-10
Active to
2016-01-03
avant-garde jazzfree jazzjazzpost-bop

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Hyman Paul Bley, CM (November 10, 1932 - January 3, 2016) was a Canadian pianist known for his contributions to the free jazz movement of the 1960s as well as his innovations and influence on trio playing. Bley was a long-time resident of the United States. His music characteristically featured strong senses both of melodic voicing and space. Paul Bley was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada; his adoptive parents were Betty Marcovitch, an immigrant from Romania, and Joe Bley, owner of an embroider

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www.improvart.com/bley
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Paul Bley, 1968.jpg
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date of birth
1932-11-10
date of death
2016-01-03
birth name
Hyman Paul Bley
name in native language
Paul Bley
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Paul Bley
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