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Also known as Paul Horace Plimley

Canadian musician (1953–2022)

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Canada
Active from
1953-03-16
Active to
2022-05-18
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Paul (Horace) Plimley (born 16 March 1953 in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a free jazz pianist and vibraphonist. He is one of the doyens of the Canadian jazz avant-garde, a co-founder of the New Orchestra Workshop Society and frequent collaborator with the bassist Lisle Ellis. He is well versed in classical music and in all styles of jazz; he was one of the first and most convincing interpreters of Ornette Coleman's music on the piano (an instrument usually seen as antithetical to Coleman's mu

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Instance of
human
Given name
Paul
Gender
male
Citizenship
Canada
Place of birth
Vancouver
Place of death
Vancouver
Occupation
jazz musician
Genre
jazz
Instrument
vibraphone
Official website
paulplimley.com
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date of birth
1953-03-16
date of death
2022-05-18
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Paul Plimley
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