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Howard Riley

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Also known as John Howard Riley

British musician (1943–2025)

Person · Open Library

Works
4

Top works

  • Observational Drawing for Students with Dyslexia
  • Learn to Draw from Observation with Dyslexia, While Still Being Your Creative Self
  • The assessment of visual intrusion
  • The intelligence of seeing

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United Kingdom
Active from
1943-02-16
Active to
2025-02-08
avant-garde jazzfree improvisationfree jazzjazz

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1,147
Total plays
13,038

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John Howard Riley (b. 16 February 1943, Huddersfield) is an English jazz pianist and composer. Riley began on piano at age six, and began playing jazz as early as age 13. He studied at the University of Wales (1961-66), Indiana University in America under Dave Baker (1966-67), and then at York University (1967-70). Alongside his studies he played jazz professionally, with Evan Parker (1966) and then with his own trio (1967-76), with Barry Guy on bass and Alan Jackson, Jon Hiseman, and Tony Oxle

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