Arthur "Art" Bixler Murphy (January 25, 1942 – November 19, 2006) was a classical and jazz musician, pianist and composer.
Murphy was a founding member of the Philip Glass and Steve Reich Ensembles, and played a key role in the development of minimalist music.
[1] Reich sought out Murphy’s knowledge of serial composition and changing time signatures to help give life to the new musical concepts they developed.
"[2] Though Murphy was classically trained and played a key role in minimalist composition and performance, his true musical love was jazz.
Many of these transcriptions were published and performed by other artists such as classical pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet, who recorded a 1996 album entitled Conversations with Bill Evans.