George Russell (composer)

George Russell
Background information
Birth name	George Allen Russell
Born	(1923-06-23)June 23, 1923 Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
Died	July 27, 2009(2009-07-27) (aged 86) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Genres	Jazz
Occupation(s)	Musician, composer, arranger
Instrument(s)	Piano, drums
Years active	1947–2009
Website	www.georgerussell.com

George Allen Russell (June 23, 1923 – July 27, 2009) was an American jazz pianist, composer, arranger and theorist. He is considered one of the first jazz musicians to contribute to general music theory with a theory of harmony based on jazz rather than European music, in his book Lydian Chromatic Concept of Tonal Organization (1953).^[1]