Misha Mengelberg
Born: 5th June 1935, Kiev, Ukraine
Died: 3rd March 2017, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Nationality: Dutch
Misha Mengelberg 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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