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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1940-03-01
- Active to
- 2026-01-18
contemporary jazzjazzjazz and bluesjazz fusionpost-bopworld fusion
Discography
- Trios / Solos1973
- Diary1973
- Matchbook1974
- Solstice1974
- Sargasso Sea1976
- Solstice, Sound and Shadows1977
- Batik1978
- Old Friends, New Friends1979
- Départ1980
- Blue Sun1982
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Listeners · Last.fm
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- 94,098
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- 1,010,596
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jazzguitarECMjazz guitarRalph Towner
Ralph Towner (born in Chehalis, Washington, on 1 March 1940; died 18 January 2026) was an American jazz multi-instrumentalist (especially guitar), composer, arranger, and bandleader who played the twelve-string guitar, classical guitar, piano, synthesizer, percussion, trumpet, and French horn. Towner made notable recordings of jazz, classical music, folk music, and world music. In college Towner first majored in music composition at the University of Oregon. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/
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- Official website
- www.ralphtowner.com
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- date of birth
- 1940-03-01
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- Ralph Towner
- start of work period
- 1960-00-00
- name in native language
- Ralph Towner
- date of death
- 2026-01-18
- end of work period
- 2026-00-00
- official shop URL
- ralphtownerdigital.contentshelf.com/shop
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1940 births2026 deaths20th-century American guitarists21st-century American guitaristsAmerican expatriates in ItalyAmerican jazz guitaristsECM Records artistsJazz musicians from Washington (state)Oregon (band) membersPaul Winter Consort membersPeople from Chehalis, WashingtonUniversity of Oregon alumni