Occupation(s) Pianist, organist | Name Georges Arvanitas | |
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Born June 13, 1931Marseille, France ( 1931-06-13 ) Died September 25, 2005, Paris, France Albums Plays...George Gershwin, Our Delight Similar People Guy Lafitte, Patrice Caratini, Daniel Humair, Christian Garros, Svend Asmussen | ||
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Georges Arvanitas (June 13, 1931 – September 25, 2005) was a French jazz pianist and organist.
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- Life and career
- Discography
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Life and career
He was born in Marseille, a child of Arvanite Greek immigrants from Constantinople. At the age of four he began studying piano and initially trained as a classical pianist, switching to jazz some time in his teens. His influences included Bud Powell and Bill Evans. In the late 1950s, he featured on albums by Art Farmer and Louis Hayes, and played with Dexter Gordon and Johnny Griffin. He also worked with Yusef Lateef.
Discography
With Ted Curson
With Yusef Lateef
References
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