Richie Beirach
USA
Born: 23 May 1947
Years Active: 70, 80, 90, 2000
Genres: Jazz
Styles: Post-Bop, Hard Bop, Modal Music, Avant-Garde Jazz, Free Jazz
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Although somewhat underrated, Richie Beirach is a consistently inventive pianist whose ability to play both free and with lyricism makes him an original. After studying classical piano, Beirach switched to jazz. He studied at Berklee and the Manhattan School of Music, and took lessons with Stan Getz, Dave Holland, and Jack DeJohnette. Beirach played electric piano while with Dave Liebman's Lookout Farm in 1974, but afterward mostly stuck to acoustic piano. He teamed up with Liebman on many occasions (including the early-'80s group Quest) and ha...
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Influenced by
- Miles Davis (281)
- James Brown (180)
- Chick Corea (111)
- John Coltrane (110)
- Bill Evans (88)
- Paul Bley (80)
- Herbie Hancock (61)
- McCoy Tyner (53)
- Bud Powell (13)
- Arnold Schoenberg (6)
- Art Tatum (5)
- Claude Debussy (4)
- Alban Berg (3)
- Ravel (3)
- Red Garland (1)
Followers
- John Abercrombie (54)
- George Mraz (7)
Performed Songs By
- Wayne Shorter (23)
- David Liebman (10)
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