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Canadian free jazz, post-bop pianist and keyboardist (1932-2016)

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Vinony's link graph records 416 inbound references to Paul Bley, and connects out to Montreal, International Standard Book Number and IMDb.

Vinony files it under 1932 births, 2016 deaths and Anglophone Quebec people.

Vinony links it to 24 Wikipedia language editions.

Person · Open Library

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6

Top works

  • Time will tell
  • Stopping time
  • The Paul Bley synthesizer show
  • Improvisie
  • Stopping Time

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Canada
Active from
1932-11-10
Active to
2016-01-03
avant-garde jazzfree jazzjazzpost-bop

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
86,871
Total plays
636,758

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jazzpianofree jazzjazz pianoECM

Hyman Paul Bley, CM (November 10, 1932 - January 3, 2016) was a Canadian pianist known for his contributions to the free jazz movement of the 1960s as well as his innovations and influence on trio playing. Bley was a long-time resident of the United States. His music characteristically featured strong senses both of melodic voicing and space. Paul Bley was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada; his adoptive parents were Betty Marcovitch, an immigrant from Romania, and Joe Bley, owner of an embroider

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Official website
www.improvart.com/bley
Image
Paul Bley, 1968.jpg
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date of birth
1932-11-10
date of death
2016-01-03
birth name
Hyman Paul Bley
name in native language
Paul Bley
Commons category
Paul Bley
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