Martial Solal
Original Music Composer | Music
Martial Solal (born August 23, 1927) is a French jazz pianist and composer. Solal was born in Algiers, North Africa, to French parents. He was persuaded to study clarinet, saxophone, and piano by his mother, who was an opera singer. He was kicked out of school in 1942 because of his father's Jewish ancestry. Algeria was a French colony, and the Vichy government in France was following Nazi policies. Solal educated himself after having studied classical music in school. He imitated music he hear...
Place of Birth: Algiers, Algeria
Date of Birth: Aug 23, 1927
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