Paul Motian
Stephen Paul Motian (March 25, 1931 – November 22, 2011) was an American jazz drummer, percussionist and composer of Armenian descent.
He first came to prominence in the late 1950s in the piano trio of Bill Evans, and later led several groups. Motian played an important role in freeing jazz drummers from strict time-keeping duties.
Biography
Motian was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and raised in Providence, Rhode Island. After playing guitar in his childhood, Motian began playing the drums at age 12, eventually touring New England in a swing band. During the Korean War he joined the Navy.
Motian became a professional musician in 1954, and briefly played with pianist Thelonious Monk. He became well known as the drummer in pianist Bill Evans's trio (1959–64), initially alongside bassist Scott LaFaro and later with Chuck Israels.
Subsequently, he played with pianists Paul Bley (1963–64) and Keith Jarrett (1967–76). Other musicians with whom Motian performed and/or recorded in the early period of his career included Lennie Tristano, Warne Marsh, Lee Konitz,Joe Castro, Arlo Guthrie (Motian performed briefly with Guthrie in 1968–69, and performed with the singer at Woodstock), Carla Bley, Charlie Haden, and Don Cherry. Motian subsequently worked with musicians such as Marilyn Crispell, Bill Frisell, Leni Stern, Joe Lovano, Alan Pasqua, Bill McHenry, Stéphan Oliva, Frank Kimbrough, Eric Watson and many more.
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- Hamburg ’72 released: 2014
- Paul Motian released: 2013
- Further Explorations released: 2012
- The Windmills Of Your Mind released: 2011
- Live at Birdland released: 2011
- Lost in a Dream released: 2010
- The Montreal Tapes released: 2009
- Serendipity released: 2008
- Time and Time Again released: 2007
- Think Like the Waves released: 2006
- Bill Frisell, Ron Carter, Paul Motian released: 2006
- Goodbye released: 2005
- I Have the Room Above Her released: 2005
- Motian in Tokyo released: 2004
- Selected Recordings released: 2004
- On Broadway, Volume 1 released: 2003
- On Broadway, Volume 2 released: 2003
- Amaryllis released: 2001
- Sound of Love released: 1998
- The Montreal Tapes released: 1998
- The Montréal Tapes released: 1998
- Nothing Ever Was, Anyway: The Music Of Annette Peacock released: 1997
- Christian Muthspiel & Gary Peacock & Wolfgang Muthspiel & Paul Motian released: 1993
- Memoirs released: 1992
- Paul Motian On Broadway, Vol. III released: 1991
- Bill Evans released: 1990
- In the Year of the Dragon released: 1989
- Segments released: 1989
- Notes released: 1988
- Etudes released: 1988
- Monk in Motian released: 1988
- Misterioso released: 1987
- Jack of Clubs released: 1985
- Tribute released: 1975
- Conception Vessel released: 1973
Born: 1931-03-25
Died: 2011-11-22
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