Artist

Paul Motian

US jazz drummer, percussionist & composer

Philadelphia, United States · 1931 – 2011

Paul Motian is a musician from Philadelphia, United States, active 1931–2011. Their discography on Gatefold includes 2 records. They also recorded with Bill Evans Trio, Keith Jarrett Trio and Paul Motian Trio.

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Albums tracked

207

In collections

1931

Since

4 projects · 207 records in Gatefold collections

Biography

American jazz drummer and percussionist. Born March 25, 1931 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, died in Manhattan, NY, USA on November 22, 2011. "Motian played an important role in freeing jazz drummers from strict time-keeping duties. He first came to prominence in the late 1950s in the piano trio of Bill Evans, and later was a regular in pianist Keith Jarrett's band for about a decade (c. 1967–1976). Motian began his career as a bandleader in the early 1970s. Perhaps his two most notable groups were (1) the Paul Motian Trio, a longstanding trio of guitarist Bill Frisell and saxophonist Joe Lovano, and (2) The Electric Bebop Band where he worked mostly with younger musicians on interpretations of bebop standards" (Wikipedia).

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