George Russell
Bandleader, Musical Artist
1923 – 2009
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Who was George Russell?
George Allen Russell was an American jazz pianist, composer, arranger and theorist. He is considered one of the first jazz musicians to contribute to general music theory with a theory of harmony based on jazz rather than European music, in his book The Lydian Chromatic Concept of Tonal Organization.
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- Born
- Jun 23, 1923
Cincinnati - Also known as
- Russell, George
- George Russell
- George Allan Russell
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Wilberforce University
- Lived in
- Boston
( - 2009/07/27) - Cincinnati
- Boston
- Died
- Jul 27, 2009
Boston
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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