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Myra Melford

p, *1957 US, Evanston, Illinois
Musician / Composer of Jazz

Myra Melford is an American avant-garde jazz pianist and composer. A 2013 Guggenheim Fellow, Melford was described by the San Francisco Chronicle as an "explosive player, a virtuoso who shocks and soothes, and who can make the piano stand up and do things it doesn't seem to have been designed for."

     
Instruments
  • Piano
  • Harmonium
Genres
  • Jazz
  • Electronic
  • Classical
Plays With
Allison Miller's Boom Tic Boom
Equal Interest
Myra Melford / Marion Brandis Duo
Myra Melford • The Same River Twice
Myra Melford Extended Ensemble
Myra Melford The Tent
Myra Melford Trio
Myra Melford's Be Bread
Myra Melford's Crush
Scott Fields Ensemble
Snowy Egret
Tiger Trio
Trio M
Sarah Wilson
Popular Tracks   
23 Januarys on Tomorrow Land by Myra Melford, Allison Miller & Lux Quartet
Congratulations and Condolences on Tomorrow Land by Myra Melford, Allison Miller & Lux Quartet
Intricate Drift on Tomorrow Land by Myra Melford, Allison Miller & Lux Quartet
Deeply Us on Tomorrow Land by Myra Melford, Allison Miller & Lux Quartet
Language on Snowy Egret by Myra Melford
Speak Eddie on Tomorrow Land by Myra Melford, Allison Miller & Lux Quartet
The Wayward Line on Tomorrow Land by Myra Melford, Allison Miller & Lux Quartet
Dried Print on Cardboard on Tomorrow Land by Myra Melford, Allison Miller & Lux Quartet
Night of Sorrow on Snowy Egret by Myra Melford
Tomorrowland on Tomorrow Land by Myra Melford, Allison Miller & Lux Quartet

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Band Members
Discography


Title Artist Year Type
Life Carries Me This WayMyra Melford2017Album
M Z MMyra Melford, Zeena Parkins, Miya Masaoka2017Album
DialogueMyra Melford + Ben Goldberg2016Album
Snowy EgretMyra Melford2015Album
Everything Here Is PossibleAlister Spence / Myra Melford2014Album
Life Carries Me This WayMyra Melford2013Album
Under The WaterSatoko Fujii - Myra Melford2009Album
Big AirChris Batchelor, Steve Buckley, Myra Melford, Oren Marshall, Jim Black2008Album
Spark!Marty Ehrlich & Myra Melford2007Album
Heart MountainMyra Melford And Tanya Kalmanovitch2007Album
HexJ.A. Deane / Myra Melford / Joseph Sabella2002Album
Yet Can SpringMyra Melford • Marty Ehrlich2001Album
Eleven GhostsMyra Melford & Han Bennink1997Album
The Same River, TwiceMyra Melford1996Album
The VermilionChris Jonas The Sun Spits Cherries Featuring Myra MelfordAlbum
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