Most sophisticated and intelligent musician

Let's stay with not classical musicians.
It's John McLaughlin for me.

inna10-20-2010 11:35pm

schubert Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 7,386 posts 03-20-2013 at 04:43pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Pierre Boulez has more intelligence, taste and has acheived more, than ALL the others mentioned put together.
crwindy Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 123 posts 03-21-2013 at 01:41am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Dr. Billy Taylor. He was a great musician and educator. He brought the Jazzmobile to New York City.
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greeni Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 92 posts 04-05-2013 at 11:14am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete There are some accomplished works of art around that are sophisticated, even technically daunting but not necessarily enjoyable - subjectively of course. In fact, sophistication sometimes is achieved with the compromise of melodic flow - the antidote of "Easy listening". Those I found to be sophisticated, intelligent and enjoyable at the same time with some of their works: Arvo Part Enrico Rava Sting Miles Davis Norman Winstone Patricia Barber Kenny Wheeler Quintet Charles Lloyd