Karel Mengelberg, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Karel Mengelberg

Dutch composer and conductor

Date of Birth: 18-Jul-1902

Place of Birth: Utrecht, Netherlands

Date of Death: 11-Jul-1984

Profession: composer, conductor

Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Misha Mengelberg (5 June 1935 – 3 March 2017) was a Dutch jazz pianist and composer.
A prominent figure in post-WWII European Jazz, Mengelberg is known for his forays into free improvisation, for bringing humor into his music, and as a leading interpreter of songs by fellow pianists Thelonious Monk and Herbie Nichols.