Misha Mengelberg, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Misha Mengelberg

Dutch composer and jazz pianist

Date of Birth: 05-Jun-1935

Place of Birth: Kiev, Ukraine

Date of Death: 03-Mar-2017

Profession: composer, pianist, videographer, jazz musician

Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Misha Mengelberg (5 June 1935 – 3 March 2017) was a Dutch jazz pianist and composer.
A prominent figure in post-WWII European Jazz, Mengelberg is known for his forays into free improvisation, for bringing humor into his music, and as a leading interpreter of songs by fellow pianists Thelonious Monk and Herbie Nichols.