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Date of Birth
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12-February-1923
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Place of Birth
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The Bronx
(United States of America, New York City, New York)
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Nationality
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United States of America
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Also know as
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Powell, Mel, Melvin Epstein, Mel, Melvin Powell, Melvin D. Epstein
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Profession
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Composer, Music Educator, Musician, Music Arranger, Pianist
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Mel Powell was an American jazz pianist, composer of classical music, and music educator. He won the Pulitzer Prize for Music in 1990. Powell was the founding dean of the music department at the California Institute of the Arts.
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