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Shirley Horn
Shirley Horn 1934– Jazz singer, pianist Played Piano in Grandma |
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Thelonious Monk
Thelonious Monk Along with Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonious Monk (1917-1982) was a vital member of the jazz revolution which took place in the early 1940s. Monk's unique piano style and his talent as a composer made him a leader in the development of modern jazz. When... Read more |
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Fats Waller
Fats Waller 1904-43, American jazz musician, singer, and composer, whose original name was Thomas Wright Waller, b. New York City. Waller began playing the piano as a child, and later studied with Carl Bohm and Leopold Godowsky. He became a protégé of James P. Johnson, who gave him... Read more |
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Roosevelt Sykes
Roosevelt Sykes Blues pianist The St. Louis Scene The Post War Years Sykes Gets Around Selected discography Sources Considered by musicians and music historians the father of the modern blues piano style, Roosevelt Sykes possessed a much-copied keyboard style and a fine voice that, for... Read more |
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George Gershwin
George Gershwin , 1898-1937, American composer, b. Brooklyn, N.Y., as Jacob Gershwin. Gershwin wrote some of the most original and popular musical works produced in the United States. Although he studied harmony with Rubin Goldmark (see under Goldmark, Karl ), he received most of his musical... Read more |
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Art Tatum
Art Tatum , 1910-56, American jazz pianist, b. Toledo, Ohio. Born with cataracts in both eyes, Tatum remained virtually blind for life. He read music in Braille, but his sensitive ear for music made reading almost unnecessary. Tatum, an unmatched piano virtuoso and brilliant improviser, developed a... Read more |
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George Winston
George Winston Composer, pianist, guitarist Career Suffered Ups and Downs Meeting Brought Unexpected Success Founded Dancing Cat Selected discography Sources George Winston is known as one of the great popu-larizers of minimalist, acoustic solo piano music. His best-selling albums Autumn, December,... Read more |
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Joe Zawinul
Joe Zawinul Austrian-born jazz keyboardist Joe Zawinul (1932-2007) helped create the rock-influenced modern jazz style known as fusion, and he is generally credited with introducing the electric piano and the synthesizer to the jazz genre. The Daily Telegraph of London called Zawinul “the... Read more |
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Fletcher Henderson
Fletcher Henderson (James Fletcher "Smack" Henderson), 1898-1952, American jazz composer, arranger, and pianist, b. Cuthbert, Ga. Henderson played piano from childhood. Short of funds after coming to New York City in 1920 to study graduate chemistry, he took a job with W. C. Handy's music... Read more |
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Erroll Garner
Erroll Garner Piano, composer For the Record… Selected discography Sources Jazz innovator, pianist, and composer Erroll Garner was a notably distinctive pianist who recorded with Charlie Parker and was one of the most frequently seen jazz musicians on television in the 1950s and... Read more |
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Ann Collins and Friends Jazz Concert Oct. 19; To Benefit Jazz Piano Scholarship
...the Ann Collins Jazz Piano Scholarship at Western...which includes a jazz piano specialist...jazz, writing jazz piano texts and helping...teachers learn to teach jazz. She maintains a...to the Ann Collins Jazz Piano Scholarship. TNS... |
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`Piano Jazz' is key source for local fans: Stars, players coming out for...
...76, the long-reigning queen of jazz piano has made her mark as a composer...part of a benefit to help keep the "Piano Jazz" show on the air. Mr. Brubeck...selling their latest recordings. "Piano Jazz" helps keep this uniquely American... |
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I Learned to Play JAZZ PIANO and You Can Too
...a masters degree in piano performance. What was...board: "Will trade jazz piano lessons for classical...many years of teaching piano, I firmly believe that...not born with innate jazz-playing abilities. Many famous jazz pianists have started... |
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I learned to play jazz piano and you can too.
...master's degree in piano performance. What was...board: "Will trade jazz piano lessons for classical...many years of teaching piano, I firmly believe that...not born with innate jazz-playing abilities. Many famous jazz pianists have started... |
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Jazz piano legend Oscar Peterson dies at 82
...redefined swing for modern jazz pianists for the latter...that formed my roots in jazz piano playing. He mastered the...with one hand that most piano players couldn't do with...notable figures outside the jazz world. In a statement... |
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A COMPENDIUM OF JAZZ PIANO STYLES
...year-old grande dame of piano jazz. McPartland not only plays...Windows 95. For any lover of jazz piano, 1996 is a banner...extended harmonies, a stride piano section and a classical...McPartland Grande dame of piano jazz. Saturday evening at Rockwell... |
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Bebop Jazz Piano: The Complete Guide with CD
Bebop Jazz Piano: The Complete Guide with...Keyboard Style Series, Bebop Jazz Piano helps experienced pianists...and scales; and the common jazz keyboard practice of comping...on this recording includes piano, bass, drums, and alto... |
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Jazz Piano: A Primer for Classical Pianists.(Book review)
* Jazz Piano: A Primer for Classical Pianists, by Janeen J. Larsen. Xlibris...Larsen takes much of the guesswork and insecurity out of early jazz piano exploration. Jazz Piano: A Primer for Classical Pianists will be an indispensable... |
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Jazz Piano: A Primer for Classical Pianists
Jazz Piano: A Primer for Classical Pianists, by Janeen J. Larsen. Xlibris...Larsen takes much of the guesswork and insecurity out of early jazz piano exploration. Jazz Piano: A Primer for Classical Pianists will be an indispensable... |
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Jazz Piano Virtuoso Graduates From High School
...released his second jazz album. He's the...Peter Delano playing piano] PETER DELANO, Pianist...STAMBERG: There was a piano at home always, and...ad executive, is a jazz lover, and kept the...Delano playing the piano] STAMBERG: Now...years of listening to jazz, and making it himself... |
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