Marc Copland
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Marc Copland is a jazz pianist who began as a saxophonist.
He was born on May 27, 1948 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He became part of the jazz scene in that city as a saxophonist and experimented with electric alto saxophone. He later moved to New York and worked with John Abercrombie. In New York he grew dissatisfied with saxophone and for a decade faded out of view to study piano.
He returned in the mid-1980s as a jazz pianist influenced by Bill Evans and Keith Jarrett, but with a style increasingly of his own. He had several successful tours of Europe and is also a teacher of jazz.
