John Blum
John Blum (born April 15, 1968) is an American jazz pianist and composer.
Also recorded as John Blum (pianist)
John Blum
- Name
- John Blum
- Born
- 15 April 1968
- Birthplace
- New York City, United States
- Occupation
- Musician
- Nationality
- United States
- Fields
- free jazz
- Education
- Bennington College
VALÉORINE Encyclopedia
VALÉORINE documentary reading
Documentary summary
John Blum (born April 15, 1968) is an American jazz pianist and composer.
Admitted source layer · organised and presented by VALÉORINE
Reference Check
Propose documentary evidence for John Blum. A contribution is never written directly as fact: identity, source, rights and evidence gates still decide.
Sign in to contribute
World of VALÉORINE
Documentary connections
Only confirmed graph relationships appear here. Images are shown only when their identity and reuse rights both pass the documentary gate.
Documentary evidence
Documentary basis
Authority files
wikidata · Q21747224 · wikipedia · John Blum (pianist)
In this article
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — John Blum • Born — 15 April 1968 • Birthplace — New York City, United States • Genre — Free jazz • Occupation — Musician • Instrument — Piano • Years Active — 1991–present • Website — johnblum.com
Biography
Biography
Blum is based in New York City, United States. He studied piano with Cecil Taylor and Borah Bergman, and music and composition with Milford Graves and Bill Dixon. Blum has a BS Degree in Biological Science from Bennington College and a MFA Degree in Jazz Composition and Performance. His keyboard technique is a jazz hybrid of Cecil Taylor and McCoy Tyner, percussive but with fast right-hand linear structure. Blum plays with forcefulness and rapidity like Conlon Nancarrow's player piano rolls. He is an underground fixture of the downtown music scene in New York, known for his explosive high-voltage pianism, and as a musician who aims for the personal. In 2024, Blum continues to work as a soloist and group leader, performing throughout the United States, Europe, Canada, and Mexico.
As leader
As leader
• Naked Mirror (Drimala Records, 2002) • Astrogeny (Eremite Records, 2006) • Who begat Eye (Konnex Records, 2009) • In The Shade of Sun (Ecstatic Peace Records, 2009) • Duplexity (Relative Pitch Records, 2020) • Nine Rivers (ESP-Disc, 2023) • The Recursive Tree (Relative Pitch Records, 2023) • Deep Space (Astral Spirits Records, 2024)
As sideman
As sideman
• Butch Morris Orchestra – Conduction 117 (Jump Arts Records, 2003) • Sunny Murray – Perles Noires Volume 2 (Tracks 5-7) (Eremite, 2005) • Steve Swell – Live at the Vision Festival (Not Two, 2007) • Steve Swell – 5000 Poems (Not Two, 2009)
Selected reviews
Selected reviews
• John Barrtett (jazzusa.com) – 2002 • Chris Kelsey (jazztimes.com) – 2005 • Clifford Allen (allaboutjazz.com) – 2006 • Derek Taylor (bagatellan.com) – 2006) • David Keenahttps: www.netflix.com/browse/genre/83n (volcanictongue.com) – 2006 • Howard Mandel (Downbeat Magazine) – 2008 • Bruce Gallanter (DMG) – 2009 • Tony Porter (Shakenstir) – 2009 • Massimo Ricci (Touching Extremes) – 2010 • Martin Longely (allaboutjazz.com) – 2010 • German Lazaro (Overlook Hotel) – 2011 • Troy Dostert (allaboutjazz.com) – 2020 • Paul Acquaro (The Free Jazz Collective) - 2021 • Mark Corroto (allaboutjazz.com) – 2023 • Nick Metzger (The Free Jazz Collective) – 2024 • Massimo Ricci (The Squid's Ear) – 2024 • S. Victor Aaron (Something Else!) - 2024 • Mike (AMN Reviews) - 2024
Notes from the source article
Cited by Wikipedia
Notes from the source article
These works are cited by the source article, in its own numbering. They are recorded as its citations, not as sources VALÉORINE has verified.
- 1.John Blum: In The Shade Of The Sun. Allaboutjazz.com. March 5, 2010.
- 2.Steve Swell's Slammin' The Infinite: 5000 Poems. Allaboutjazz.com. April 6, 2010.
- 3.Chinen, Nate. New York Times Music Review. The New York Times. June 19, 2006.
- 4.The Listings – August 25 – August 31 – Schedule –. The New York Times. August 25, 2006.
- 5.John Blum Naked Mirror Review. www.squidsear.com.
References
Citations
References
Each reference names the institution holding it, so a reader may go to the document itself.
reference work
Secondary witnessreference work
Secondary witness
The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 19 August 2026.
Elsewhere in Music memorabilia
43,860 published records in this field, each with its sources named.
- John BisharatPerson
- John Blackwood McEwenPerson
- John BlithemanPerson
- John BlowPerson
- John BodaPerson
- John BouttéPerson
- John BoylanPerson
- John BrimPerson
Best supported in this field
For owners
Own a work by John Blum?
A specialist will read what you send and tell you what the house can establish, what it cannot, and whether the object is suited to sale. There is no charge and no obligation. The object stays with you throughout; nothing is shipped to us unless it is arranged in writing beforehand.