Jazz Master Class with Dick Hyman, piano March 28, 2009

Explore the history of jazz in this free master class with legendary jazz pianist, composer & arranger Dick Hyman, for students, educators and connoisseurs alike. For more information or to reserve a seat, call (703) 757-0220 or email info@fairfaxband.org.

Known for his versatility in jazz styles from ragtime to innovative work with electronic instruments, Mr. Hyman has enjoyed a six-decade career in the jazz and concert worlds and as a studio musician. His versatility has resulted in film scores, orchestral compositions, concert appearances and well over 100 albums recorded under his own name. He is a member of the Jazz Hall of Fame of the Rutgers Institute of Jazz Studies and the New Jersey Jazz Society and has won numerous awards including seven Most Valuable Player Awards from the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences and two Emmys, for original score and musical direction. His music can be heard in numerous Woody Allen films as well as Moonstruck, The Mask, and others. Dick Hyman's 100 Years Of Jazz Piano, an encyclopedic CD-ROM, soon to be available in a set of audio CDs, is based on his frequent recital-lecture.

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