Ran Blake
American pianist, composer, and educator / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ran Blake (born April 20, 1935) is an American pianist, composer, and educator. He is known for his unique style that combines blues, gospel, classical, and film noir influences into an innovative and dark jazz sound. His career spans over 40 recording credits on jazz albums along with more than 40 years of teaching jazz at the New England Conservatory of Music, where he started the Department of Third Stream (now called the Department of Contemporary Improvisation) with Gunther Schuller.
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Born | (1935-04-20) April 20, 1935 (age 89) Springfield, Massachusetts, United States |
Genres | Jazz |
Occupation(s) | Musician, composer |
Instrument(s) | Piano |
Years active | 1950s–present |
Website | ranblake |
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