Artist description Legendary Jazz pianist, who developed a modal approach to Jazz in the 40's, and later applied it to the classic album "Kind Of Blue" and changed the scene forever.

Music Style Jazz

Musical Influences Bud Powell, Maurice Ravel, Claude Debussy, Lennie Tristano, George Shearing

Similar Artists Bud Powell, Maurice Ravel, Claude Debussy, Lennie Tristano, George Shearing, Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea, Brad Mehldau, Keith Jarrett, Art Tatum

Artist History Born August 16th, 1929 in Plainfield, New Jersey.

Group Members Worked with Miles Davis, Stan Getz, Eddie Gomez, Marty Morell, Marc Johnson, Tony Bennett, Charles Mingus, John Coltrane and many more.

Instruments Piano

Albums Kind Of Blue, Live At The Village Vanguard, New Jazz Conceptions

Location New York, NY - USA

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