Ran Blake

Ran Blake (born April 20, 1935) is an American pianist and composer.

He is an important figure in the "Third Stream" movement initiated by composer and New England Conservatory of Music president Gunther Schuller which combined elements of classical and jazz. He is a faculty member at NEC, the first American conservatory to offer a jazz degree, where he has led the Third Stream Department (now known as the Department of Contemporary Improvisation) since 1973. He earned a bachelor's degree from Bard College.

Discography

*2006—All That Is Tied
*2005—Indian Winter (with David Fabris)
*2001—Sonic Temples
*2001—Horace Is Blue (with David Fabris)
*1999—Duo En Noir (with Enrico Rava)
*1997—A Memory of Vienna (with Anthony Braxton)
*1997—Unmarked Van: A Tribute to Sarah Vaughn
*1994—Masters From Different Worlds (with Clifford Jordan)
*1994—Round About (with Christine Correa)
*1992—Epistrophy
*1991—That Certain Feeling (with Steve Lacy and Ricky Ford)
*1989—You Stepped Out of A Cloud (with Jeanne Lee)
*1988—Painted Rhythms: The Compleat Ran Blake Vol. 2
*1987—Painted Rhythms: The Compleat Ran Blake Vol. 1
*1986—The Short Life of Barbara Monk (with Ricky Ford)
*1985—Vertigo
*1984—Suffield Gothic (with Houston Person)
*1982—Duke Dreams
*1982—Portfolio of Dr. Mabuse
*1982—Third Stream Recompositions
*1981—Improvisations (with Jaki Byard)
*1980—Film Noir
*1979—Third Stream Today
*1978—Rapport
*1978—Realization of a Dream
*1978—Take Two
*1978—Take One
*1977—Open City
*1977—Crystal Trip
*1977—Wende
*1976—Breakthru
*1969—Blue Potato & Other Outrages
*1966—Ran Blake Plays Solo Piano
*1962—The Newest Sound Around (with Jeanne Lee)

External links

* [http://www.ranblake.com/ Official Ran Blake website]