Misha Mengelberg

Misha Mengelberg
Mengelberg in 1985
Background information
Birth nameMisja Mengelberg
Born(1935-06-05)5 June 1935
Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, USSR
Died3 March 2017(2017-03-03) (aged 81)
Amsterdam, Netherlands
GenresJazz, Avant-garde jazz, European free jazz, free improvisation
Occupation(s)Musician, composer
InstrumentPiano
LabelsFMP/Free Music Production

Misha Mengelberg (5 June 1935 – 3 March 2017) was a Dutch jazz pianist and composer. A prominent figure in post-WWII European Jazz, Mengelberg is known for his forays into free improvisation, for bringing humor into his music, and as a leading interpreter of songs by fellow pianists Thelonious Monk and Herbie Nichols.

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