Mel Powell
Swing music, Composer
1923 – 1998
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Who was Mel Powell?
Mel Powell was an American jazz pianist, composer of classical music, and music educator. He won the Pulitzer Prize for Music in 1990. Powell was the founding dean of the music department at the California Institute of the Arts.
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- Born
- Feb 12, 1923
The Bronx - Also known as
- Powell, Mel
- Melvin Epstein
- Mel
- Melvin Powell
- Melvin D. Epstein
- Parents
- Spouses
- Martha Scott
(1946/07/23 - 1998/04/24)
- Martha Scott
- Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Yale University
- Died
- Apr 24, 1998
Sherman Oaks - Resting place
- Jamesport
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on July 23, 2013
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