Myra Melford | |
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 Myra Melford in Helsinki in 1993. Photo by Michael Wilson | |
| Background information | |
| Born | January 5, 1957 Evanston, Illinois, U.S. |
| Genres | Jazz, avant-garde jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, composer |
| Instrument | Piano |
| Years active | 1980s–present |
| Labels | Arabesque, Enemy, Gramavision, Hatology, Cryptogramophone, Firehouse 12, Enja/Yellowbird |
| Website | www |
Myra Melford (born January 5, 1957) is an American avant-garde jazz pianist and composer. A 2013 Guggenheim Fellow, Melford was described by the San Francisco Chronicle as an "explosive player, a virtuoso who shocks and soothes, and who can make the piano stand up and do things it doesn't seem to have been designed for."[1][2]
- ^ Rubien, David (January 27, 2008). "Jazz pianist Myra Melford's music knows no boundaries". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
- ^ "Myra Melford 2013 US & Canada Competition". gf.org. John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. 2013. Archived from the original on 22 November 2014. Retrieved 13 November 2014.