George Russell (composer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

George Russell (composer)

American pianist and composer

Date of Birth: 23-Jun-1923

Place of Birth: Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Date of Death: 27-Jul-2009

Profession: composer, pianist, musicologist, jazz musician, music theorist, music pedagogue

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

George Allen Russell (June 23, 1923 – July 27, 2009) was an American jazz pianist, composer, arranger and theorist.
He is considered one of the first jazz musicians to contribute to general music theory with a theory of harmony based on jazz rather than European music, in his book Lydian Chromatic Concept of Tonal Organization (1953).