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vyacheslav ganelin -lrb- 2008 -rrb- http://www.ganelin-music.com kraskovo non_vocal_instrumentalist 17 december 1944 piano , synthesizer free and theatre music jazz , symphonic and chamber music , film ganelin slava.jpg vyacheslav ganelin
 vyacheslav ganelin bandleader , composer , pianist , pedagogue
vyacheslav ganelin

vyacheslav -lrb- slava -rrb- ganelin -lrb- , , ; born 17 december 1944 , in kraskovo near moscow -rrb- is a lithuanian -- israeli jazz musician , composer , and pedagogue .
primarily a pianist , he also plays other keyboards -lrb- organ and synthesizer -rrb- as well as bass , guitar , and percussions .
he was the leader of the `` ganelin trio '' , described by critic chris kelsey as `` arguably the world 's greatest free jazz ensemble '' of the 1970s and '80s .
