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Tag Archives: jazz piano

Happy 80th Birthday, Herbie Hancock!

Posted on April 11, 2020 by Mike Crutcher

Pianist, keyboardist, bandleader, and composer Herbert Jeffrey “Herbie” Hancock was born April 12, 1940 in Chicago, Illinois. Hancock’s classical piano training started at age 7 and at eleven he performed Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 26 in D Major with the … Continue reading →

Posted in Jazz innovation | Tagged Full Concert, Herbie Hancocl, jazz, jazz piano, Standards | Leave a reply

Happy Birthday, McCoy Tyner!

Posted on December 14, 2015 by Mike Crutcher

Pianist Alfred McCoy Tyner was born December 11, 1938 in Philadelphia. He began studying piano at age 13, and by 22 he was part of John Coltrane’s classic quartet. He played with Coltrane for 5 years, then set out to lead his own band … Continue reading →

Posted in Jazz innovation | Tagged Coltrane, Giant Steps, jazz piano, Tyner | Leave a reply

What’s been happening lately…

  • Music Learning Motivation March 9, 2023
  • The Silver Bullet November 5, 2022
  • CAGED Method: D form, C form, which is it? March 21, 2021
  • Basic Rhythm Guitar For All March 7, 2021
  • Pentatonic Scales to Major Scales, modes, etc. March 2, 2021

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