Burton Greene
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- Memoirs of a musical "pesty mystic"
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Burton Greene (born June 14, 1937 - died June 28, 2021 in Amsterdam, Netherlands) was a free jazz pianist born in Chicago, Illinois, though most known for his work in New York City. He has explored a variety of genres, including avant-garde jazz and the Klezmer medium. Greene rose to popularity during the 1960s on New York's free jazz scene, gigging with well-known musicians which included Alan Silva and Marion Brown, among a host of others. With Alan Silva he formed the Free Form Improvisation
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- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Greene
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Chicago
- Place of death
- Amsterdam
- Occupation
- composer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Genre
- free jazz
- Instrument
- piano
- Record label
- ESP-Disk
- Official website
- www.burtongreene.com
- Image
- Burton Greene 09.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1937-06-14
- Commons category
- Burton Greene
- date of death
- 2021-06-28
- name in native language
- Burton Greene
- manner of death
- accidental death
- nickname
- Narada
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