Lennie Tristano
Jazzcool jazz pioneerbebop innovatorjazz pedagogy linchpinavant-garde jazz
Leonard Joseph Tristano (19 March 1919 – 18 November 1978) was a jazz pianist, composer and teacher of jazz improvisation. He performed in the cool jazz, bebop, post bop and avant-garde jazz genres. He remains a somewhat overlooked figure in jazz history, but his enormous originality and dazzling work as an improviser have long been appreciated by knowledgeable jazz fans. In addition, his work as a jazz educator meant that he has exerted a substantial influence on jazz through figures such as Lee Konitz and Bill Evans.
Influenced by: Art Tatum, Bud Powell, Charlie Parker
- Active:
- 1940s–1978
- Scene:
- NYC jazz
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