Edward Elzear "Zez" Confrey (3 April 1895 – 22 November 1971) [1] was an American composer and performer of novelty piano and jazz music. His most noted works were "Kitten on the …

Edward Elzear "Zez" Confrey was born in Peru, Illinois on April 3rd, 1895 - at the dawn of the ragtime era. He was an American composer and performer of a style of playing known as …

2020年3月28日 · In 1921, Zez Confrey wrote the composition that would make him famous, “Kitten on the Keys.” He claimed to have been inspired by the sound of a cat walking across …

Zez Confrey (1895-1971) was a popular composer and pianist whose work epitomized a style known as “novelty ragtime.” His multi-themed works sounded like conventional ragtime but …

Edward Elzear "Zez" Confrey (3 April 1895 – 22 November 1971) was an American composer and performer of novelty piano and jazz music. His most noted works were "Kitten on the Keys" …

Zez Confrey, pianist-composer and for many years leader of his own dance orchestra, has just signed an exclusive contract with the Irving Berlin Standard Music Corp., New York, and will …

Composer of over one hundred pieces, Zez Confrey is remembered as inventor of the "novelty rag" and for his success in arranging and performing for the player piano. His early work …

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Composer. He was famous in the 1920s for his jazz and ragtime-influenced solo piano works, especially Kitten on the Keys (1921), a favorite improviser's piece. He played it at the historic …

Born April 3, 1895 in Peru, Illinois, USA. Died November 22, 1971 in Lakewood, New Jersey, USA. Some of his most noted works were Stumbling, Kitten on the Keys and Dizzy Fingers. …