Martial Solal

Summary

Martial Solal is a human^[1]. Born in Algiers^[2], he… he was born on August 23, 1927^[3]. He passed away in Versailles^[4]. He died on December 12, 2024^[5]. He worked as a conductor^[6], composer^[7], jazz pianist^[8], film score composer^[9], and musician^[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (101 views/month, #7,269 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• Born in Algiers^[2], Martial Solal…
• Martial Solal died in Versailles^[4].
• Martial Solal passed away in Chatou^[12].
• Martial Solal died in Le Chesnay-Rocquencourt^[13].
• Martial Solal was born on August 23, 1927^[3].
• Martial Solal died on December 12, 2024^[5].
• Burial took place at Père Lachaise Cemetery^[14].
• A child of Martial Solal was Claudia Solal^[15].
• Martial Solal held citizenship in France^[16].
• Martial Solal's professions included conductor^[6].
• Martial Solal's professions included composer^[7].
• Martial Solal's professions included jazz pianist^[8].
• Martial Solal worked as a film score composer^[9].
• Martial Solal worked as a musician^[10].
• Martial Solal worked as a jazz musician^[17].
• Martial Solal's field of work was piano performance^[18].
• Martial Solal's field of work was composed musical work^[19].
• Martial Solal's field of work was jazz^[20].
• Martial Solal's field of work was music composition^[21].
• A notable student of Martial Solal was Claudia Solal^[22].
• A notable student of Martial Solal was Manuel Rocheman^[23].
• Martial Solal received the Paul Acket Award^[24].
• Martial Solal received the Prix Django Reinhardt^[25].
• Martial Solal received the Grand Prix du Disque^[26].
• Martial Solal received the Q2111220^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: FR^[29]

• Began / founded: 1927-08-23^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 2024-12-12^[31]

• Genre(s): bebop, gypsy jazz, jazz, post-bop^[32]

• Community tags: bebop, gypsy jazz, jazz, post-bop, soundtrack^[33]

• MusicBrainz ID: 13b00208-fff9-4dbd-bfc1-f769c182fbf8^[34]

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Origins and Family

Born in Algiers^[2], Martial Solal… he was born on August 23, 1927^[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include conductor^[6], composer^[7], jazz pianist^[8], film score composer^[9], musician^[10], and jazz musician^[17]. Fields of work include piano performance^[18], a field of study^[35]; composed musical work^[19], a type of work of art^[36]; jazz^[20], a music genre^[37], founded in 1917^[38]; and music composition^[21], an academic discipline^[39]. Notable students include Claudia Solal^[22], a composer^[40], b. 1971^[41], of France^[42] and Manuel Rocheman^[23].

Recognition

Awards received include Paul Acket Award^[24], a music award^[43], in Netherlands^[44]; Prix Django Reinhardt^[25], a cultural prize^[45], in France^[46], founded in 1955^[47]; Grand Prix du Disque^[26], a music award^[48], in France^[49], founded in 1948^[50]; Q2111220^[27], a cultural prize^[51]; Jazzpar Prize^[52], an award^[53], in Denmark^[54], founded in 1990^[55]; and grand prix de l'Académie du jazz^[56], a music award^[57], in France^[58].

Personal Life

A child of Martial Solal was Claudia Solal^[15].

Death and Burial

Martial Solal died on December 12, 2024^[5]. Recorded place of death include Versailles^[4], a commune of France^[59], in France^[60], founded in 1624^[61]; Chatou^[12], a commune of France^[62], in France^[63]; and Le Chesnay-Rocquencourt^[13], a commune of France^[64], in France^[65], founded in 2019^[66]. He is buried at Père Lachaise Cemetery^[14].

Why It Matters

Martial Solal ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (101 views/month, #7,269 of 1,000,298).^[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[67] He is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[68]

He has been cited as an influence by Jean-Michel Pilc^[69], a pianist^[70], b. 1960^[71], of France^[72], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship^[73].

FAQs

Where was Martial Solal born?

Martial Solal's place of birth was Algiers^[2].

Where did Martial Solal die?

Martial Solal died in Versailles^[4].

What did Martial Solal do for work?

Martial Solal worked as conductor^[6], composer^[7], jazz pianist^[8], film score composer^[9], and musician^[10].

What awards did Martial Solal receive?

Honors received include Paul Acket Award^[24], Prix Django Reinhardt^[25], Grand Prix du Disque^[26], and Q2111220^[27].

Who did Martial Solal influence?

Martial Solal has been cited as an influence by Jean-Michel Pilc^[69].