Zez Confrey · Spotify · Courtesy of Spotify
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1895
- Died
- 1971
- Works
- 3
Top works
- Three pieces for solo piano
- Jap-a-lac-ee
- Zez Confrey Piano Solos Ragtime, Novelty, and Jazz
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Film & TV
Peru, Illinois, USA
Known for
- Home Run on the Keys — Zez Confrey1937
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1895
- Active to
- 1971
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 8,619
- Total plays
- 32,924
Tags
ragtimejazzClassicalpianopiano music
Pianist/Composer born in Peru, IL 1895. Composer of tunes including My Pet and Kitten on the Keys. Credited as the originator of novelty ragtime. A follower of the fingerbuster piano players like James P Johnson and Willie "The Lion" Smith. Died in Lakewood, NJ 1971 <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Zez+Confrey">Read more on Last.fm</a>
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Peru
- Place of death
- Lakewood
- Occupation
- songwriter
- Educated at
- Chicago Musical College
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- ragtime
- Instrument
- piano
- Record label
- Victor Talking Machine Company
- Image
- ZezConfreySeatedWithVictorPhonograph.jpg
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- Commons category
- Zez Confrey
- date of birth
- 1895-04-03
- date of death
- 1971-11-22
- medical condition
- Parkinson's disease
- cause of death
- Parkinson's disease
- manner of death
- natural causes
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