# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/paul-motian
# Generated: 2026-08-14T17:53:06.679Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/paul-motian"
name: "Paul Motian"
slug: "paul-motian"
description: "Stephen Paul Motian was an American jazz drummer, percussionist, and composer of Armenian descent. He played an important role in freeing jazz drummers from strict time-keeping duties."
tagline: "American jazz drummer, percussionist, and composer (1931-2011)"
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gender: "male"
country:
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category:
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birthDate: "1931-03-25"
deathDate: "2011-11-22"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump