Dick Hyman
Dick Hyman | |
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Hyman (Eugene, Oregon, 2005) | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Richard Hyman |
| Born | March 8, 1927 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Genres | Jazz, swing, lounge, stride piano |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, composer |
| Instrument(s) | Piano, organ |
| Years active | 1940s–present |
| Labels | MGM, Command, MCA, Concord Jazz, Chiaroscuro, Arbors |
| Website | www |
Richard Hyman (born March 8, 1927) is an American jazz pianist and composer. Over a 70-year career, he has worked as a pianist, organist, arranger, music director, electronic musician, and composer. He was named a National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Masters fellow in 2017.
As a pianist, Hyman has been praised for his versatility. DownBeat magazine characterized him as "a pianist of longstanding grace and bountiful talent, with an ability to adapt to nearly any historical style, from stride to bop to modernist sound-painting."
His daughter Judy Hyman is a founding member of The Horse Flies, an American alternative rock/folk band based in Ithaca, NY. His grandson is designer and artist Adam Charlap Hyman.