Paul Bley
Paul Bley, CM (November 10, 1932 – January 3, 2016) was a jazz pianist known for his contributions to the free jazz movement of the 1960s as well as his innovations and influence on trio playing and his early live performance on the Moog and Arp audio synthesizers. His music has been described by Ben Ratliff of the New York Times as "deeply original and aesthetically aggressive". Bley's prolific output includes influential recordings from the 1950s through to his solo piano recordings of the 2000s.
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| Full name at birth | Hyman Paul Bley
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| Date of birth | 10 November 1932
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| Place of birth | Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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| Date of death | 3 January 2016
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| Place of death | Stuart, Florida, U.S.
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Paul Bley is known for his role in the TV special The 58th Annual Grammy Awards (2016) as Self - In Memoriam.
He is also known for his role in the film Die blaue Stunde (1992) - .
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