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Larry Willis
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American jazz pianist and composer (1942–2019)
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Vinony's link graph records 209 inbound references to Larry Willis, and connects out to Blood, Sweat & Tears, AllMusic and Mirror Image.
Vinony files it under 1942 births, 2019 deaths and 20th-century American male pianists.
Vinony links it to 9 Wikipedia language editions.
Person · Open Library
- Born
- May 20, 1911
- Died
- December 24, 1986
- Works
- 93
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1940-12-20
- Active to
- 2019-09-29
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 12,094
- Total plays
- 58,579
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Larry Willis (Lawrence Elliott Willis, New York City, NY, USA, December 20, 1940 - September 29, 2019) was an American jazz pianist and composer. He has performed in a wide range of styles, including jazz fusion, Afro Cuban Jazz, bebop and avant-garde. Willis was born in New York City. After his first year studying music theory at the Manhattan School of Music he began performing regularly with Jackie McLean. After he graduated he made his first jazz recording, McLean's Right Now! in January 1
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Willis
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New York City
- Occupation
- musician
- Educated at
- Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- jazz-funk
- Instrument
- musical keyboard
- Image
- Larry Willis in Tarrytown.jpg
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- start of work period
- 1965-00-00
- date of birth
- 1942-12-20
- member of
- Blood, Sweat & Tears
- date of death
- 2019-09-29
- nickname
- Larry Willis
- name in native language
- Larry Willis
- birth name
- Lawrence Elliott Willis
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Available in 9 languages
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