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Paul Motian dies at 80

One of the greatest drummers of the modern jazz era died Wednesday in Manhattan, after suffering from a blood and bone-marrow disease. A contemporary of Bill Evans, Motian had a career whose span encompassed work with musicians from Stan Getz to Keith Jarrett, from Lee Konitz to Greg Osby. Ben Ratliff surveys the life and career of a musician who was, Osby said, “an economist: every note and phrase and utterance counted.” More in Music

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