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Paul Motian | Drummer, composer, 80

Paul Motian, 80, a drummer, bandleader, composer, and one of the most influential jazz musicians of the last 50 years, died Tuesday in Manhattan. The cause was complications of myelodysplastic syndrome, a blood and bone-marrow disorder.

In this Nov.9, 2005 photo, drummer Paul Motian is shown. Motian died in New York hospital on Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2011, due to complications of a bone marrow disorder. He was 80 years old. (AP Photo/New York Times, Fred R. Conrad)
In this Nov.9, 2005 photo, drummer Paul Motian is shown. Motian died in New York hospital on Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2011, due to complications of a bone marrow disorder. He was 80 years old. (AP Photo/New York Times, Fred R. Conrad)Read more
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