Myra Melford
Sign in to saveAmerican avant-garde jazz pianist and composer
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- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1957-01-05
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Discography
- Even the Sounds Shine1995
- Eleven Ghosts1996
- The Same River, Twice1996
- Above Blue1999
- The Vermillion2000
- Yet Can Spring2001
- Hex2002
- Where the Two Worlds Touch2004
- Heart Mountain2007
- Spark!2007
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Myra Melford is a jazz pianist and composer. In recent years, Melford has begun playing the harmonium as well as piano. Melford grew up in the Chicago area. Based in New York City since the mid 80s, Melford has played as a side-person with Henry Threadgill, and has led her own bands including players such as trumpeters Dave Douglas and Cuong Vu, reed players Marty Ehrlich and Chris Speed, bassists Lindsey Horner and Stomu Takeishi, drummers Michael Sarin and Kenny Wolleson, and cellist Erik Fri
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Myra
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Evanston
- Occupation
- recording artist
- Genre
- jazz
- Instrument
- piano
- Official website
- www.myramelford.com
- Image
- Myra Melford 2018 by Justus Nussbaum.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1957-01-05
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- Myra Melford
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- Ingrid Laubrock
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