Erroll garner

Jazz Musician. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, he was one of the most distinctive jazz pianist of all and noted for his classic compostions. A self-taught artist, he was a professional pianist at age seven and began to play regularly on Pittsburgh's KDKA radio station with a group called The Candy Kids. He...

1957, jazz pianist Errol Garner Photo Paul Huf

As we enter the pianist's centennial year, a new reissue series—and the history behind it—sheds new light on the legacy of Erroll Garner.

He is best remembered as the composer of the standard "Misty." But he also remains one of the greatest improvisers ever, a self-taught pianist whose unique approaches to melody, harmony and rhythm made him a star.

Erroll Garner Performing at Lindsay's Sky Bar, circa 1952-1953 Photograph of Erroll Garner by Frank Kuchirchuk © 2009 Oberlin Conservatory of Music, Oberlin, Ohio.

USA. 1958. New York. Erroll GARNER, American Pianist.

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Pittsburgh born Jazz pianist, prolific composer, concert hall artist, and recording star. Garner was one of the most well known and influential pianists in the world during his lifetime. Surrounded by a musical family, Garner was by all accounts self-taught, began playing at the age of three and was performing professionally by the age of seven..