Dick Hyman
American jazz pianist and composer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Richard Hyman (born March 8, 1927) is an American jazz pianist and composer. Over a 70-year career, he has worked as a pianist, organist, arranger, music director, electronic musician, and composer. He was named a National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Masters fellow in 2017.[1]
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Birth name | Richard Hyman |
Born | (1927-03-08) March 8, 1927 (age 97) New York City, New York, U.S. |
Genres | Jazz, swing, lounge, stride piano |
Occupation(s) | Musician, composer |
Instrument(s) | Piano, organ |
Years active | 1940s–present |
Labels | MGM, Command, MCA, Concord Jazz, Chiaroscuro, Arbors |
Website | www |
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As a pianist, Hyman has been praised for his versatility. DownBeat magazine characterized him as "a pianist of longstanding grace and bountiful talent, with an ability to adapt to nearly any historical style, from stride to bop to modernist sound-painting."[2]
His grandson is designer and artist Adam Charlap Hyman.[3]