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Art Tatum, commonly cited as the greatest jazz pianist of all time, was also almost blind. Stevie Wonder, who is blind from birth, has recorded more than thirty U.S. top ten hits and won twenty-two Grammy Awards [15] (the most ever won by a solo artist in history).
This is an alphabetized list of musicians notable for playing or having played jazz piano. The piano has been an integral part of the jazz idiom since its inception, in both solo and ensemble settings. Its role is multifaceted due largely to the instrument's combined melodic, harmonic, and rhythmic capabilities. [1
George Shearing – British jazz pianist. [61] Tom Sullivan – American musician, author and motivational speaker. The 1982 film If You Could See What I Hear is based on his autobiography. [62] Blind Joe Taggart – American country blues and gospel singer and guitarist who recorded in the 1920s and 1930s. [63]
Michel Petrucciani (French pronunciation: [miʃɛl petʁutʃani]; Italian: [petrutˈtʃaːni]; 28 December 1962 – 6 January 1999) [1] was a French jazz pianist. From birth he had osteogenesis imperfecta, a genetic disease that causes brittle bones and, in his case, short stature.
In London, Jacobsen began to play with saxophonists Barbara Thompson, Isotope's Gary Boyle, and Don Weller.He became a member of the jazz-fusion band Morrissey–Mullen, [4] but it was not until the 1980s that he recorded with them--This Must Be The Place was released in 1985 [5] and Happy Hour in 1988. [6]
In the 1950s, he worked with Tony Crombie (making records with Crombie under his own name), Vic Ash, Freddy Randall and Tommy Whittle and was house pianist at Ronnie Scott’s from 1959 until 1960. [1] From 1962 to 1972, he lived and worked in the US at Hickory House, a well-known jazz club (started up in 1933) at 52nd Street, Manhattan, New ...
More opportunities followed, including playing at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club. [5] Paravicini's first album Echoes of the Sounds to Be was released on 27 September 2006. His official biography, In the Key of Genius by Adam Ockelford, was published in the UK by Hutchinson (ISBN 978-0091796129) on 3 May 2007.
Holloway became more associated with jazz after working as musical director for the singer Cleo Laine, which soon led to him joining the John Dankworth Band as pianist and arranger. He worked with Dankworth on the 1967 album The $1,000,000,000 Collection and on subsequent Dankworth albums. However, more studio and television work soon took over.