# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/marilyn-crispell
# Generated: 2026-08-13T07:52:48.268Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/marilyn-crispell"
name: "Marilyn Crispell"
slug: "marilyn-crispell"
description: "Marilyn Crispell is an American jazz pianist and composer. Scott Yanow described her as \"a powerful player... who has her own way of using space... She is near the top of her field.\" Jon Pareles of The New York Times wrote: \"Hearing Marilyn Crispell play solo piano is like monitoring an active volcano... She is one of a very few pianists who rise to the challenge of free jazz.\" In addition to her own extensive work as a soloist or bandleader, Crispell is known as a longtime member of saxophonist Anthony Braxton's quartet in the 1980s and '90s."
tagline: "American pianist"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Marilyn-Crispell_DSC05203.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "female"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1947-03-30"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           45.82
  momentum:             0
  historical:           11.22898
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     75
  profileCompleteness:  85
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5705852/"
    handle:    "nm5705852"
  - platform:  "SPOTIFY"
    url:       "https://open.spotify.com/artist/0w4mLSXg39n1UuyK7eNLTD"
    handle:    "0w4mLSXg39n1UuyK7eNLTD"
  - platform:  "WEBSITE"
    url:       "https://www.marilyncrispell.com"
sources:
  - url: "https://www.discogs.com/artist/195813"
    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%86_%D9%83%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%B3%D9%BE%D9%8A%D9%84"
    title: "ماريلين كريسپيل"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marilyn_Crispell"
    title: "Marilyn Crispell"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marilyn_Crispell"
    title: "Marilyn Crispell"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marilyn_Crispell"
    title: "Marilyn Crispell"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marilyn_Crispell"
    title: "Marilyn Crispell"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marilyn_Crispell"
    title: "Marilyn Crispell"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B1%D9%84%DB%8C%D9%86_%DA%A9%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%B3%D9%BE%D9%84"
    title: "مرلین کریسپل"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marilyn_Crispell"
    title: "Marilyn Crispell"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marilyn_Crispell"
    title: "Marilyn Crispell"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marilyn_Crispell"
    title: "Marilyn Crispell"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%84%D9%86_%DA%A9%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%BE%DB%8C%D9%84"
    title: "مارلن کرسپیل"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://musicbrainz.org/artist/36b04562-e2f6-4e11-978a-fb92ddecdbf8"
    title: "MusicBrainz"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q447030"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"
  - url: "https://www.themoviedb.org/person/3520310"
    title: "Marilyn Crispell"
    type:  "DATABASE"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump