Ran Blake - A Unique Improvisational Pianist

From the time capsule - 1988 - Meet Ran Blake, an American pianist, composer, and educator. He is known for his unique style that combines blues, gospel, classical, and film noir influences into an innovative and dark jazz sound. In the early 1970s, Blake founded the Contemporary Improvisation program at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston. In 1988, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation awarded Blake a monetary fellowship or "Genius Grant," as some refer to it, for his extraordinary originality and dedication to his creative pursuits and for his marked capacity for self-direction. Reporter Marcus Jones ventured over to the New England Conservatory to talk to Blake shortly after news of his receipt of the MacArthur Fellowship was announced.
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