Person · Open Library
- Works
- 4
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- 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
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
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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
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Howard
- Family name
- Riley
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Huddersfield
- Occupation
- jazz musician
- Educated at
- University of Wales
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- jazz
- Instrument
- piano
- Image
- Howard Riley.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1943-02-16
- Commons category
- Howard Riley (musician)
- name in kana
- ハワード・ライリー
- date of death
- 2025-02-08
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