Most sophisticated and intelligent musician


Let's stay with not classical musicians.
It's John McLaughlin for me.
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Religion, philosophy and audio may not be a bad or irrelevant subject. Why not? After all what we really hear and why is unknowable.
Tvad to answer your question, Is it necessary to bring religion into the discussion ? My answer and subsiquent question is ,...No... and Why did you?
Your first proposition was not stated by the OP unless I read it wrong.
Tvad please bring something to the table beside critique.
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I don't see why 'classical ' musician should be excluded. Seems unfair.
So from the still living, I'll nominate Pierre Boulez.