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Jazz Synthesizer Pioneer Patrick Gleeson Dies at 91

Patrick Gleeson, who pioneered the integration of synthesizers into jazz music and performed with Herbie Hancock, has died at age 91.

2 Sept, 17:29 — 2 Sept, 17:29
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NYTMostly Factual2d ago

Patrick Gleeson, Who Made Synthesizers Part of Jazz, Dies at 91

He abandoned a job teaching college English in the 1960s to become a pioneer of the instrument, playing onstage with Herbie Hancock’s jazz band.

By Alex Williams

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