American jazz pianist and composer (1942–2019)
| Description | American jazz pianist and composer (1942–2019) Source: Wikidata |
|---|---|
| Born | Sources disagree: 1940-12-20 (MusicBrainz) · 1940-12-20 (Wikidata) · 1942-12-20 (Wikidata) |
| Birthplace | New York New York City Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata |
| Died | 2019-09-29 Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata |
| Place of death | Baltimore Mercy Medical Center (Baltimore, Maryland) Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata |
| Area | United States Source: MusicBrainz |
| Country | US Source: MusicBrainz |
| Citizenship | United States Source: Wikidata |
| Occupation | jazz musician musician pianist composer drummer Source: Wikidata |
| Instruments | musical keyboard piano Source: Wikidata |
| Genres | jazz jazz fusion Afro-Cuban jazz jazz-funk bebop Source: Wikidata |
| Member of | Blood, Sweat & Tears Woody Shaw Quintet Heads of State Jimmy Cobb’s So What Band Bobby Battle Quartet Hamiet Bluiett Sextet Blood, Sweat And Tears Roy Hargrove's Crisol Roy Hargrove Quintet Nat Adderley Quintet Larry Willis Sextet Jerry Gonzalez And The Fort Apache Band Slide Hampton And The World Of Trombones Norris Turney Quartet Louis Hayes Quintet Eddie Henderson Quartet Larry Willis Trio Eddie Gale Quintet The John Hicks Legacy Band Steve Davis Quintet Russell Malone Quartet The Larry Willis Quintet Avi Lebo Double Trombone Quintet Heads Of State (3) Steve Davis Quartet Blood, Sweat & Tears Source: Discogs, MusicBrainz, Wikidata |
L- Willis L. Willias L. Willis L. Wills Larry Willist Lawrence Elliott Willis Lawrence Willis Willis
mbid: d6315c02-1307-4119-abc6-7de6d3c6ad0a · wikidata: Q329001 · isni: 0000000078397395 · discogs: 272056
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