Olivier Messiaen

Olivier Messiaen

male, deceased (1992)
technique de mon language musical 1944, Turangalila Symphony, livre d'orgue, Jeune France, from Avignon/Vaucluse, born 10.12.1908…oiseaux exotiques with piano 1954, piano
Olivier Messiaen was a French composer, organist, and ornithologist. He entered the Paris Conservatoire at the age of 11, and numbered Paul Dukas,...
Elliott Smith

Elliott Smith

male, deceased (2003)
Omaha, Portland, Steven Paul "Elliott" Smith, bass guitar, autopsy, Miss Misery…piano
Steven Paul "Elliott" Smith was an Academy Award-nominated American singer-songwriter and musician. His primary instrument was the guitar, but he...
Sun Ra

Sun Ra

male, deceased (1993)
Progressive big band pianist, Experimental big band pianist, poet, Experimental big band bandleader, swing music, Free improvisation pianist…piano
Sun Ra (Born Herman Poole Blount; legal name Le Sony'r Ra; born May 22, 1914 in Birmingham, Alabama, died May 30, 1993 in Birmingham, Alabama) was...
Frédéric Chopin

Frédéric Chopin

male, deceased (1849)
composer, nocturne, waltz, Romantic music, Romantic composer, ballade…piano, piano sonata
Frédéric Chopin (Polish: Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin, sometimes "Szopen"; French: Frédéric François Chopin; English surname pronunciation: or ; March...
Fats Waller

Fats Waller

male, deceased (1943)
Jive singer, Ain't Misbehavin', death by pneumonia, Vaudeville performer, Swing pianist, Thomas Wright Waller…jazz piano, piano, Stride piano
Fats Waller (born Thomas Wright Waller on May 21, 1904, died December 15, 1943) was an American jazz pianist, organist, composer and comedic...
Jerry Garcia

Jerry Garcia

male, deceased (1995)
Grateful Dead, musician, Songwriter, Lead Guitar, San Francisco culture, Grateful Dead member…piano
Jerome John "Jerry" Garcia (August 1, 1942 - August 9, 1995) was an American musician, songwriter, and artist perhaps best known for being the lead...
Daniel Barenboim

Daniel Barenboim

male, 67 years old (Oak Park, United States)
West-Eastern Divan, West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, Israeli settlements, rabin, Jewish, Classical musician…piano
Daniel Barenboim (b. November 15, 1942) is a pianist and conductor. He lives in Berlin and holds citizenship in Argentina, Israel, and Spain. He...
Horace Silver

Horace Silver

male, 81 years old
jazz musician, cape verde, jazz pianist, Modal jazz pianist, tenor saxophone, Mainstream jazz pianist…piano, jazz piano
Horace Silver (born September 2, 1928), born Horace Ward Martin Tavares Silva in Norwalk, Connecticut, is an American jazz pianist and composer....
Yann Tiersen

Yann Tiersen

male, 39 years old
multi-instrumentalist, virtuosity, melodica, virtuoso, avant-garde, Minimalist music…piano
Yann Tiersen is a French Avant-Garde Musician and composer known for his versatility, minimalist compositions, and virtuosity as a...
Elvin Jones

Elvin Jones

male, deceased (2004)
Modal jazz drummer, Progressive jazz drummer, The Elvin Jones Jazz Machine, Mainstream jazz drummer, United States Army, Post-bop drummer…piano
Elvin Ray Jones (9 September 1927-18 May 2004) was one of the most influential jazz drummers of the post-bop era. He showed interest in drums at a...