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Adam Birnbaum
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Adam Birnbaum is emerging as one of the top young voices in jazz piano. Since arriving on the New York scene in 2003, he has become increas… read moreAdam Birnbaum is emerging as one of the top young voices in jazz piano. Since arriving on the New York scene in 2003, he has become increasingly prominent performing in clubs and festivals around the world, working with artists as divers… read moreAdam Birnbaum is emerging as one of the top young voices in jazz piano. Since arriving on the New York scene in 2003, he has become increasingly prominent performing in clubs and festivals around the world, working with artists as diverse as Greg Osby, Al Foster, Eddie Henderson, Carl Allen, and … read more -
Eddie Higgins
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Edward Haydn Higgins (February 21, 1932 - August 31, 2009) was a jazz pianist, composer and orchestrator. Born and raised in Cambridge, Ma… read moreEdward Haydn Higgins (February 21, 1932 - August 31, 2009) was a jazz pianist, composer and orchestrator. Born and raised in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Higgins initially studied privately with his mother. He started his professional care… read moreEdward Haydn Higgins (February 21, 1932 - August 31, 2009) was a jazz pianist, composer and orchestrator. Born and raised in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Higgins initially studied privately with his mother. He started his professional career in Chicago, Illinois, while studying at the Northwestern … read more -
Claude Williamson
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Claude Berkeley Williamson (November 18, 1926 – July 16, 2016) was an American jazz pianist. Williamson studied at the New England Conserva… read moreClaude Berkeley Williamson (November 18, 1926 – July 16, 2016) was an American jazz pianist. Williamson studied at the New England Conservatory of Music before moving to jazz, influenced mainly by Teddy Wilson, then by Al Haig and Bud Po… read moreClaude Berkeley Williamson (November 18, 1926 – July 16, 2016) was an American jazz pianist. Williamson studied at the New England Conservatory of Music before moving to jazz, influenced mainly by Teddy Wilson, then by Al Haig and Bud Powell. In 1947 he moved to California, working first with Ted… read more -
Bobby Short
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Robert Waltrip "Bobby" Short (September 15, 1924 – March 21, 2005) was an American cabaret singer and pianist, best known for his… read moreRobert Waltrip "Bobby" Short (September 15, 1924 – March 21, 2005) was an American cabaret singer and pianist, best known for his interpretations of songs by popular composers of the first half of the 20th century such as Rodge… read moreRobert Waltrip "Bobby" Short (September 15, 1924 – March 21, 2005) was an American cabaret singer and pianist, best known for his interpretations of songs by popular composers of the first half of the 20th century such as Rodgers and Hart, Cole Porter, Jerome Kern, Harold Arlen, Vernon … read more -
Roland Hanna
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Roland Hanna (February 10, 1932 in Detroit, Michigan – November 13, 2002 in Hackensack, New Jersey) was an American Jazz pianist. Hanna st… read moreRoland Hanna (February 10, 1932 in Detroit, Michigan – November 13, 2002 in Hackensack, New Jersey) was an American Jazz pianist. Hanna studied classical piano as a boy, but was strongly interested in jazz. This increased after his time… read moreRoland Hanna (February 10, 1932 in Detroit, Michigan – November 13, 2002 in Hackensack, New Jersey) was an American Jazz pianist. Hanna studied classical piano as a boy, but was strongly interested in jazz. This increased after his time in military service. He studied at Eastman School of Music … read more -
Hal Galper
3,755 listeners
Harold "Hal" Galper is a jazz pianist born in Salem, Massachusetts on April 18, 1938. He studied classical piano as a boy, but sw… read moreHarold "Hal" Galper is a jazz pianist born in Salem, Massachusetts on April 18, 1938. He studied classical piano as a boy, but switched to jazz which he studied at the Berklee College of Music from 1955 to 1958. Around this tim… read moreHarold "Hal" Galper is a jazz pianist born in Salem, Massachusetts on April 18, 1938. He studied classical piano as a boy, but switched to jazz which he studied at the Berklee College of Music from 1955 to 1958. Around this time Jaki Byard and Herb Pomeroy taught him privately. He went … read more -
Denny Zeitlin
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Denny Zeitlin (10 April 1938, Chicago, Illinois) is an American jazz pianist and composer, and a clinical professor of psychiatry at Univer… read moreDenny Zeitlin (10 April 1938, Chicago, Illinois) is an American jazz pianist and composer, and a clinical professor of psychiatry at University of California, San Francisco. He has recorded more than 30 albums, including more than 100 or… read moreDenny Zeitlin (10 April 1938, Chicago, Illinois) is an American jazz pianist and composer, and a clinical professor of psychiatry at University of California, San Francisco. He has recorded more than 30 albums, including more than 100 original compositions, and was a first place winner of the Dow… read more -
Benny Green
54,090 listeners
Benny Green was born in New York in 1963 but was raised in Berkeley, California. He began classical piano studies at the age of seven. In… read moreBenny Green was born in New York in 1963 but was raised in Berkeley, California. He began classical piano studies at the age of seven. In 1993 Oscar Peterson chose Benny as the first recipient of the City of Toronto's Glen Gould I… read moreBenny Green was born in New York in 1963 but was raised in Berkeley, California. He began classical piano studies at the age of seven. In 1993 Oscar Peterson chose Benny as the first recipient of the City of Toronto's Glen Gould International Protégé Prize in Music. View wiki -
Don Friedman
4,832 listeners
Donald Ernest "Don" Friedman (May 4, 1935 – June 30, 2016) was an American jazz pianist. On the West Coast, Friedman performed wi… read moreDonald Ernest "Don" Friedman (May 4, 1935 – June 30, 2016) was an American jazz pianist. On the West Coast, Friedman performed with Dexter Gordon, Chet Baker, Buddy DeFranco and Ornette Coleman, among others, before moving to N… read moreDonald Ernest "Don" Friedman (May 4, 1935 – June 30, 2016) was an American jazz pianist. On the West Coast, Friedman performed with Dexter Gordon, Chet Baker, Buddy DeFranco and Ornette Coleman, among others, before moving to New York. There, he led his own Don Friedman Trio in addition… read more -
Roy Meriwether
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Roy Meriwether Born in Dayton, Ohio, Roy Meriwether started playing piano at age three and had composed two pieces before he was four. Shor… read moreRoy Meriwether Born in Dayton, Ohio, Roy Meriwether started playing piano at age three and had composed two pieces before he was four. Shortly thereafter, he began playing in his fathers church, accompanying the family choir, and perform… read moreRoy Meriwether Born in Dayton, Ohio, Roy Meriwether started playing piano at age three and had composed two pieces before he was four. Shortly thereafter, he began playing in his fathers church, accompanying the family choir, and performing with gospel singers throughout the Midwest. Roy turned … read more