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Keith Jarrett

1945 - Today

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Keith Jarrett (born May 8, 1945) is an American pianist and composer. Jarrett started his career with Art Blakey and later moved on to play with Charles Lloyd and Miles Davis. Since the early 1970s, he has also been a group leader and solo performer in jazz, jazz fusion, and classical music. His improvisations draw from the traditions of jazz and other genres, including Western classical music, gospel, blues, and ethnic folk music. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Keith Jarrett is the 106th most popular musician (up from 159th in 2019), the 785th most popular biography from United States (up from 933rd in 2019) and the 30th most popular American Musician.

Keith Jarrett is most famous for his improvisational jazz piano.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Keith Jarrett ranks 106 out of 3,175. Before him are Richard Wright, Richard Hughes, Lou Reed, Ice-T, João Gilberto, and Dave Murray. After him are Charlie Watts, Adrian Smith, Sid Vicious, Sixto Rodriguez, Thomas Bangalter, and Mariss Jansons.

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Among people born in 1945, Keith Jarrett ranks 52. Before him are Goldie Hawn, Dési Bouterse, James Avery, Alan Ball Jr., Douglas Osheroff, and George Smoot. After him are Vinko Puljić, Jean Nouvel, Michael J. Smith, Slobodan Praljak, Jacky Ickx, and Yochanan Vollach.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Keith Jarrett ranks 785 out of 20,380. Before him are Michael DeBakey (1908), Albert Ellis (1913), Kateri Tekakwitha (1656), Rod Steiger (1925), Howard Hawks (1896), and James Ivory (1928). After him are Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. (1841), William Alfred Fowler (1911), Edgar Cayce (1877), Edward Mills Purcell (1912), James Cronin (1931), and Paul D. Boyer (1918).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Keith Jarrett ranks 30. Before him are Yehudi Menuhin (1916), Israel Kamakawiwoʻole (1959), Dave Grohl (1969), Alice Cooper (1948), Lou Reed (1942), and Ice-T (1958). After him are Sixto Rodriguez (1942), Quincy Jones (1933), Duke Ellington (1899), Robert Johnson (1911), Krist Novoselic (1965), and King Oliver (1881).

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