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A fine keyboardist who has ranged in styles from <a href="spotify:artist:4jXfFzeP66Zy67HM2mvIIF">Bill Evans</a> to <a href="spotify:artist:5olDKSsFhhmwh8UCWwKtpq">Chick Corea</a> and fusion, Andy LaVerne has managed to avoid predictability throughout his career. He began studying as a classical piano student at Juilliard when he was eight. After discovering jazz, LaVerne had some important lessons from <a href="spotify:artist:4jXfFzeP66Zy67HM2mvIIF">Bill Evans</a>. He toured with <a href="spotify:artist:2KSxJY1WxGGVYSmoM0N54P">Woody Herman</a>'s big band (1973-1975), played with <a href="spotify:artist:1OCdpTg8d7Ehpj8B9j4iqa">John Abercrombie</a>, and <a href="spotify:artist:0ztzt6g8n0NBcnwMGwMlxD">Miroslav Vitous</a>, and was with <a href="spotify:artist:0FMucZsEnCxs5pqBjHjIc8">Stan Getz</a>'s group during 1977-1980, often playing electric piano. In the 1980s, he performed with the Brubeck-LaVerne Trio (which also featured <a href="spotify:artist:3ldkRHYqr5HncL2DjzkayT">Chris</a> and Dan Brubeck), recorded a tribute to <a href="spotify:artist:5olDKSsFhhmwh8UCWwKtpq">Chick Corea</a> for DMP, and became a busy jazz educator. In the 1990s, LaVerne has concentrated on acoustic piano, recording a solo concert at Maybeck Recital Hall. Through the years, Andy LaVerne has recorded as a leader for Storyville (1977), Jazzline, SteepleChase, DMP, Triloka, Concord, and some smaller labels. ~ Scott Yanow, Rovi
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