biography
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| lived:
| (1927– )
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| biography:
| Jazz pianist and composer, born in Algiers, Algeria. He played in Paris from the 1940s, often with visiting American musicians, and recorded with Lee Konitz, Hampton Hawes, Stephane Grappelli, and others. Highly regarded by critics, his compositions include ‘Suite in D Flat’ for jazz quartet in 1959, and ‘Concerto’ (1981) for jazz trio and orchestra. He presided over the first Martial Solal International Jazz Piano Competition in 1989. |
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