Hill, Andrew

Hill, Andrew
▪ 2008

      American jazz musician

born June 30, 1931 , Chicago, Ill.

died April 20, 2007, Jersey City, N.J.
composed vivid experimental works with asymmetrical structures and improvised complex piano solos that featured far-reaching harmonic and rhythmic sensitivity. His disparate influences included bebop, Thelonious Monk, and classical composer Paul Hindemith. Hill became noted as a 1960s avant-gardist, leading major albums, including Black Fire, Judgment, and Point of Departure. He went on to perform as a piano soloist and to teach in New York, California, and Oregon. While based in the New York City area from 1996, he led a series of large and small ensembles. Other outstanding albums included Dusk, A Beautiful Day, and Time Lines, which were released between 1999 and 2006.

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