McCoy Tyner

McCoy Tyner
McCoy Tyner
	Tyner in 1973
Background information
Birth name	Alfred McCoy Tyner
Born	December 11, 1938; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	March 6, 2020 (aged 81); Bergenfield, New Jersey, U.S.
Genres	Jazz; hard bop; post-bop; modal jazz; avant-garde jazz;
Occupation(s)	Musician; composer;
Instrument(s)	Piano
Years active	1960–2020
Labels	Impulse!; Blue Note; Milestone; Telarc; McCoy Tyner Music;
Formerly of	The Jazztet
Spouse(s)	Aisha Saud (divorced)
Website	mccoytyner.com
Relatives	Jarvis Tyner (brother)

Alfred McCoy Tyner (December 11, 1938 – March 6, 2020) was an American jazz pianist and composer known for his work with the John Coltrane Quartet (from 1960 to 1965) and his long solo career afterwards.^[1] He was an NEA Jazz Master and five-time Grammy award winner. Unlike many of the jazz keyboardists of his generation, Tyner very rarely incorporated electric keyboards or synthesizers into his work. Tyner has been widely imitated, and is one of the most recognizable and influential jazz pianists of all time.^[2]

^ "McCoy Tyner Biography". Mccoytyner.com. September 11, 2007. Archived from the original on May 9, 2008. Retrieved June 25, 2012.
^ Ratliff, Ben (March 6, 2020). "McCoy Tyner, Jazz Piano Powerhouse, Is Dead at 81". The New York Times. Retrieved March 6, 2020.

[1] "McCoy Tyner Biography". Mccoytyner.com. September 11, 2007. Archived from the original on May 9, 2008. Retrieved June 25, 2012.

[nytdeath-2] Ratliff, Ben (March 6, 2020). "McCoy Tyner, Jazz Piano Powerhouse, Is Dead at 81". The New York Times. Retrieved March 6, 2020.

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