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Misha Mengelberg | |
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 Mengelberg in 1985 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Misja Mengelberg[1] |
| Born | 5 June 1935 Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, USSR |
| Died | 3 March 2017 (aged 81) Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Genres | Jazz, Avant-garde jazz, European free jazz, free improvisation |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, composer |
| Instrument | Piano |
| Labels | FMP/Free Music Production |
Misha Mengelberg (5 June 1935 – 3 March 2017) was a Dutch jazz pianist and composer.[2] A prominent figure in post-WWII European Jazz, Mengelberg is known for his forays into free improvisation, for bringing humor into his music, and as a leading interpreter of songs by fellow pianists Thelonious Monk and Herbie Nichols.
- ^ "Misha Mengelberg, Bold and Spirited Jazz Pianist, Dies at 81". The New York Times. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
- ^ Feather, Leonard & Gitler, Ira (2007) The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz, p. 459. Oxford University Press.