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Misha Mengelberg
From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Artist
Misha Mengelberg · Misha (also Misja) Mengelberg was born in Kyiv and grew up in the Netherlands. He studied composition at the conservatoire in The Hague and was also involved in Fluxus. As a jazz pianist, Thelonious Monk was his great example. In 1964 he played with Eric Dolphy and Han Bennink the session that was released as Last Date. In 1967 he founded the Instant Composers Pool with Bennink and Willem Breuker. The ICP Orchestra played music by Monk, Herbie Nichols and Ellington alongside free improvisation and theatrical jokes. Mengelberg also campaigned for better conditions for improvisers in the Netherlands. He died in 2017.
Listening
Change of Season · Misha Mengelberg, Steve Lacy, George Lewis, Arjen Gorter & Han Bennink, 1985
Hypochristmutreefuzz · Misha Mengelberg, 2001
Rumbone · Misha Mengelberg Trio, 1994
Discography
Studio albums
- 1968Instant Composers Pool
- 1978Fragments
- 1978Groupcomposing
- 19793 Points and a Mountain
- 1982Musica Per 17 Instrumenti / 3 Intermezzi / Omtrent Een Componistenactie
- 1983Regeneration
- 1985Change of Season
- 1989Impromptus
- 1992Dutch Masters
- 1994Who's Bridge
- 1997The Root of the Problem
- 1998Playing
- 2000Solo
- 2001Two Days In Chicago
- 2005Senne Sing Song
- 2007Afijn
- 2009Sliptong
- 2023Grandpa's Spells
Other work
- 1964Last Date · Eric Dolphy
- 1985Change of Season · muziek van Herbie Nichols
- ICP Orchestra · opnamen vanaf 1977
In School of Rock
The chapters, maps and magazine stories of School of Rock are currently available in Dutch only.
- Jazz MapNL Map
- After Hours: Session 3NL Reader
- After Hours: Session 4NL Reader
Mentioned in other articles
- European free improvisation Genre
In Amsterdam, Misha Mengelberg, Han Bennink and Willem Breuker started the Instant Composers Pool in 1967.
- Jazz in the Netherlands Genre
In the 1960s an avant-garde of its own emerged around Misha Mengelberg, Han Bennink and Willem Breuker, with the Instant Composers Pool (1967) and the Amsterdam Bimhuis (1974).