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His death was announced late on Monday. No other details were
available.
Bley began studying music at age 5 and formed his first band in
Montreal when he was 13.
He went on to co-found the Montreal Jazz Workshop, studied at
the Julliard School and played and recorded with such jazz
greats as Charlie Parker, Charles Mingus, Chet Baker, Jimmy
Giuffre, and many others.
He was known as a master of improvisation and the jazz trio, and
an influence in the free jazz and avant-garde movement of the
1960s and 70s.
"As a fragmentary approach to the well-chosen note or chord, the
idea that only this note or that counts, restricting the number
of notes and thinking about those notes before you play – Paul
Bley was the best at this," said ECM Records founder Manfred
Eicher, in a statement posted on Tuesday by the company.
Bley was named in 2008 as a member of the Order of Canada, which
recognizes the merit and contributions of its citizens, for his
influence on jazz music and performers.
According to a statement distributed by an ECM publicist,
private services will be held in Florida, New York and "and
wherever you play a Paul Bley record."
(Reporting by Karen Brooks in Dallas, Texas; Editing by Tom
Brown)
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