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Dave Brubeck

From: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition | Date: 2008

Dave Brubeck (David Warren Brubeck) , 1920-, American pianist and composer, b. Concord, Calif. Brubeck began studying piano at the age of four and later studied composition with Milhaud and Schoenberg. In 1951 he organized a jazz quartet with alto saxaphonist Paul Desmond. His music, influenced by modern classical composers, is distinguished by complex harmony and the use of meters not typical in jazz.

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