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Ran Blake is an American jazz musician and pianist born in Springfield in 1935. He works as a music educator and university teacher, having been employed by the New England Conservatory. Blake studied at Bard College and performs jazz, including free jazz, often associated with the ESP-Disk record label.
His professional recognition includes receiving a Guggenheim Fellowship and being part of the MacArthur Fellows Program. He is also recognized within the Macarthur Fellows collection. Blake is a male artist whose work is categorized under jazz and piano genres.
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Country
- United States
- Active from
- 1935
Discography
- Ran Blake Plays Solo Piano1965
- Duke Dreams "The Legacy Of Strayhorn-Ellington"1981
- Improvisations1982
- Suffield Gothic1984
- That Certain Feeling1991
- Round About (Songs and Piano Solos with Christine Correa & Ran Blake)1994
- Free Standards1995
- A Memory Of Vienna1997
- Something to Live For1999
- Horace Is Blue: A Silver Noir2000
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 8,981
- Total plays
- 81,459
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Ran Blake (born April 20, 1935) is an American pianist and composer. He is a faculty member at the New England Conservatory of Music. He was an important figure in the "Third Stream" movement, which combined elements of classical and jazz musics. He earned a bachelor's degree from Bard College. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Ran+Blake">Read more on Last.fm</a>
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Springfield
- Occupation
- composer
- Educated at
- Bard College
- Employer
- New England Conservatory
- Genre
- jazz
- Instrument
- piano
- Record label
- ESP-Disk
- Official website
- www.ranblake.com
- Image
- Ran Blake.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1935-04-20
- Commons category
- Ran Blake
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