Paul Motian, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Paul Motian

American musician

Date of Birth: 25-Mar-1931

Place of Birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Date of Death: 22-Nov-2011

Profession: composer, bandleader, percussionist, jazz musician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Stephen Paul Motian (March 25, 1931 – November 22, 2011) was an American jazz drummer, percussionist, and composer.
Motian played an important role in freeing jazz drummers from strict time-keeping duties.He first came to prominence in the late 1950s in the piano trio of Bill Evans, and later was a regular in pianist Keith Jarrett's band for about a decade (c.
1967–1976).
Motian began his career as a bandleader in the early 1970s.
Perhaps his two most notable groups were a longstanding trio of guitarist Bill Frisell and saxophonist Joe Lovano, and the Electric Bebop Band which featured the drummer working mostly with younger musicians doing interpretations of bebop standards.