Ran Blake

Ran Blake (born April 20, 1935) is 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. His career spans over 40 recording credits on jazz albums along with more than 40 years of teaching jazz at the New England Conservatory of Music, where he started the Department of Third Stream (now called the Department of Contemporary Improvisation) with Gunther Schuller.

Night Harbor - 2025-10-10T00:00:00.000000Z

Deeper Life - 2024-11-08T00:00:00.000000Z

Where Are You - 2024-05-24T00:00:00.000000Z

Jazz Dispensary: The Freedom Sound! The People Arise (Remastered 2024) - 2024-02-21T00:00:00.000000Z

Looking Glass - 2021-11-29T00:00:00.000000Z

Be My Guest: The Duos Project - 2021-11-12T00:00:00.000000Z

Our Season in the Sun - 2021-06-11T00:00:00.000000Z

Northern Noir - 2020-06-15T00:00:00.000000Z

Eclipse Orange - 2018-11-26T00:00:00.000000Z

The Dorothy Wallace Suite - 2017-10-20T00:00:00.000000Z

Town & Country - 2017-06-09T00:00:00.000000Z

Kitano Noir - 2015-05-26T00:00:00.000000Z

Les 50 Trésors du Jazz - 2015-05-25T00:00:00.000000Z

Cocktails At Dusk: A Noir Tribute To Chris Connor - 2014-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Plays Solo Piano - 2013-10-29T00:00:00.000000Z

Ran Blake & Jeanne Lee. "Free Standards" Stockholm 1966 - 2013-07-18T00:00:00.000000Z

The Newest Sound Around - 2012-04-15T00:00:00.000000Z

Down Here Below (Tribute to Abbey Lincoln, Vol. 1) - 2012-03-10T00:00:00.000000Z

The Blue Potato & Other Outrages - 2012-02-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Grey December (Live in Rome) - 2011-05-17T00:00:00.000000Z

Correa, Christine: Roundabout - 2011-04-01T00:00:00.000000Z

That Certain Feeling (George Gershwin Songbook) - 2010-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Camera Obscura - 2009-12-18T00:00:00.000000Z

Duo en noir - 2009-09-04T00:00:00.000000Z

Driftwoods - 2009-01-27T00:00:00.000000Z

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