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Larry Willis Trio (The Kennedy Center)

Larry Willis Trio

Larry Willis Trio:Larry Willis, pianoSteve Novesel, bassSteve Williams, drumsLarry Willis (born December 20, 1940 in New York, NY) is an American jazz pianist and composer. He has performed in a wide range of styles, including jazz fusion rock music rock Bop Bebop and Avant-Garde.After his first year studying music theory at the Manhattan School of Music he began performing regularly with Jackie McLean. After he graduated he made his first jazz recording, McLean's Right Now!, which featured two of Willis' compositions. His first recording of any type, however, was as a singer with the Music and Arts Chorale Ensemble, performing an opera by Aaron Copland under the direction of Leonard Bernstein.

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Larry Willis Trio, Buck Hill, Jacques “The Saxman” Johnson and Friends, and Dr. Bill Clark 11/27/08: Larry Willis Trio, Buck Hill, Jacques “The Saxman” Johnson and Friends, and Dr. Bill Clark

This collage of artists will transport you back to the hard bopping of D.C.’s 9th Street during the 1950s and 60s. Part of Jazz in DC, a celebration curated by Kennedy Center Artistic Director for Jazz Dr. Billy Taylor that highlights DC’s influence on the development of jazz.

Larry Willis Trio, Buck Hill, Jacques “The Saxman” Johnson and Friends, and Dr. Bill Clark

This collage of artists will transport you back to the hard bopping of D.C.’s 9th Street during the 1950s and 60s. Part of Jazz in DC, a celebration curated by Kennedy Center Artistic Director for Jazz Dr. Billy Taylor that highlights DC’s influence on the development of jazz.

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