Lennie Tristano

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Lennie Tristano was an influential American jazz pianist, composer, and teacher known for his innovative approach to improvisation and early experiments with cool jazz and free jazz.

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instanceOf bandleader
composer
human
jazz pianist
music educator
causeOfDeath heart attack
collaboratedWith Art Taylor NERFINISHED
Billy Bauer NERFINISHED
Lee Konitz NERFINISHED
Warne Marsh NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1919-03-19
dateOfDeath 1978-11-18
educatedAt American Conservatory of Music NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup Italian American
familyName Tristano NERFINISHED
founded Lennie Tristano School of Jazz NERFINISHED
fullName Leonard Joseph Tristano NERFINISHED
genre bebop
cool jazz
free jazz
jazz
givenName Leonard NERFINISHED
influenced Anthony Braxton NERFINISHED
Bill Evans NERFINISHED
Lee Konitz NERFINISHED
Paul Bley NERFINISHED
Warne Marsh NERFINISHED
instrument piano
knownFor advanced use of counterpoint in jazz
complex rhythmic superimpositions
early experiments with cool jazz
early experiments with free jazz
innovative approach to improvisation
teaching influential jazz musicians
locationOfFormation Lennie Tristano School of Jazz, New York City NERFINISHED
movement cool jazz movement
notableWork Descent into the Maelstrom NERFINISHED
Lennie Tristano (1956 album) NERFINISHED
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occupation composer
pianist
teacher
placeOfBirth Chicago, Illinois, United States
placeOfDeath New York City
surface form: New York City, New York, United States
recordLabel Atlantic Records
Capitol Records
residence New York City
surface form: New York City, New York, United States
studentOf Carl Beecher NERFINISHED
styleCharacteristic preference for linear improvisation over chordal playing
use of long, intricate melodic lines
use of overdubbing and multitracking in jazz recordings
visualImpairment legally blind

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