Hod O'Brien

Walter Howard "Hod" O'Brien (born January 19, 1936 in Chicago) is an American jazz pianist.

O'Brien attended The Hotchkiss School and then studied at the Oberlin Conservatory and at the Manhattan School of Music (1954–57). He began playing professionally in 1950, and substituted for Randy Weston in 1955. He led his own group in Lenox, Massachusetts during 1956–57, then joined Oscar Pettiford in 1957–58, and J.R. Monterose/Elvin Jones in 1958–59. Between 1960 and 1963 he played with Phil Woods, Freddie Hubbard, Charlie Rouse, and Lee Konitz. In 1964 he enrolled at Columbia University, where he studied mathematics and psychology, achieving his bachelor's in 1969; he then took a position in computer programming at New York University during 1969-74, and studied computer music under Hall Overton and Charles Wuorinen.

O'Brien ran the St. James Infirmary jazz club in New York City in 1974–75 and played in the house band alongside Beaver Harris and Cameron Brown; this group accompanied Roswell Rudd, Sheila Jordan, Chet Baker, Zoot Sims, Al Cohn, Pepper Adams, and Archie Shepp, among others. He played with Marshall Brown (1975), Russell Procope and Sonny Greer (1977), Joe Puma (1977–82, at Gregory's in New York City), and Stephanie Nakasian (1982). He later married Nakasian. He taught at Turtle Bay Music School in 1972–75, and in the 1990s at the University of Virginia.

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O'Brien

The O'Brien dynasty were a royal dynasty who ruled Thomond, Ireland.

O'Brien is a common surname. See List of people named O'Brien.

O'Brien may also refer to:

Places

O'Brien, Argentina

O'Brien, Florida, USA

O'Brien, Oregon, USA

O'Brien, Texas, USA

O'Brien, West Virginia

O'Brien County, Iowa, USA

O'Brien Island, Antarctica

O'Brien Island, Chile

O'Brien Stadium, Charleston, Illinois, USA

Ships

USS O'Brien (disambiguation)

Oberon-class submarine (also O'Brien-class submarine), Chilean Navy submarine class

Other uses

O'Brien (Nineteen Eighty-Four), the main antagonist in George Orwell's novel

O'Brien (TV series), a British talk show presented by James O'Brien

China O'Brien, 1990 film

O'Brien Press, publisher

Port O'Brien, music group

Potatoes O'Brien, dish made from potatoes, onions and bell peppers

United States v. O'Brien, legal case ruled on by the US Supreme Court regarding draft card burning and the First Amendment's guarantee of free speech

O'Brien (TV series)

O'Brien is a British talk show presented by James O'Brien. It was broadcast on ITV from 30 March 2015 to 10 April 2015.

Episodes

Reception

The majority has been negative with Gerard O'Donovan of The Daily Telegraph describing the show as "low rent" and "disappointing".

References

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List of people named O'Brien

O'Brien is a surname of Irish origin which has many variants in the Irish diaspora worldwide, such as O'Bryan, O'Brian, O'Briant, O'Brient, O'Bryant, O'Brine, O'Bryen etc., which all claim a general common ancestry with the original Gaelic surname being Ó Briain or Uí Briain. Notable people with the surname include: