Musical genius

[RoA]

Who is yours? Who was the most important performer, orchestra, composer or band during your time according to you? Awe inspiring, talented, heart rate elevating ... one name only please.

 

[myles]

Paddy McAloon.

 

[robs]

Miles Davis.

 

[Marchbanks]

I can’t fulfil the criterion in the question. If I nominated the most important rock band in history I’d be ignoring my no.1 most awe-inspiring (jazz) musician.

 

[Seeker_UK]

Ron Geesin is a genius.

His music doesn't hit me on a visceral or emotional level but his innovative approach, what's clearly in his mind and his ability to turn it into music are astonishing is clearly the work of a genius at work; a true one-off.

 

[Amber Audio]

Matt Johnson……there that wasn’t predictable

Very close second is @myles choice…

 

[oldius]

In my time, Prince.
Several artists have moments of genius but there are very few that can claim the crown: Duke Ellington, Stevie Wonder, Charles Mingus, Curtis Mayfield.

 

[Seeker_UK]

...I’d be ignoring my no.1 most awe-inspiring (jazz) musician.

Acker Bilk?

 

[Woodface]

Seeing as I intersected with Louis Armstrong for 3 months & music wouldn’t really exist as we know it without him.

 

[matt j]

I guess if pushed I'd have to say Hendrix.

 

[RoA]

Prince

 

[Colin L]

Prince or Joni

 

[RickyC6]

Ringo.

 

[vince rocker]

I would say Jerry Garcia, but I see the Grateful Dead as a collective genius with Jerry as first among equals.
So, Bob Dylan.

 

[rabidlistener]

Jimi - nuff said

 

[evand]

Lindsey Buckingham

 

[myles]

Paddy McAloon.

Today for me it's Stevie Wonder.....this is how it works personally.

 

[Euan]

Devin Townsend.

 

[Joe Hutch]

Nigel Blackwell.

 

[narabdela]

Leonard Cohen