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jazz age 1922 - Stride Piano

• Scott Joplin
• Fats Waller - played Scott Joplin on the organ church to learn to play
  • Popularized “stride piano” - swinging of the left hand
• Art Tatum
• Erroll Garner
• George Sheering

• Bill Evants
• Oscar Peterson influences include Errol Garner, Art tatum, George Sheering
  • Oscar Peterson Live Trio
  • Teaches piano

• Herbie Hancock
• Keith Jarrett
• McCoy Tyner
• Bud Powell
• Monk
• Waller
• Ahmad Jama
• George Duke
• Mugrew Miller
• David Benoit