biography
| name: |
Tristano, Lennie
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popular name of Leonard Joseph Tristano
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pronunciation:
[tristahnoh]
| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1919–78)
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| biography:
| Jazz musician, born in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Blind from childhood, he was a conservatory-trained pianist, leader of his own small groups in New York from 1946, and a strong influence on Bill Evans. As a music teacher and theorist, he developed a small but distinguished following among musicians. |
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