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Jazz musician from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jimmy Amadie
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Jazz musician from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Jimmy Amadie (January 5, 1937 – December 10, 2013) was a jazz pianist and educator from Philadelphia. He worked with Woody Herman and Mel Tormé. In 1960, his career as a musician was hindered by tendinitis. Surgery in the 1990s allowed him to return to the piano. In 1995 he released his first solo album, Always with Me. He died of lung cancer on December 10, 2013 at the age of 76.
Books
- Amadie, Jimmy (January 1981). Harmonic Foundation for Jazz and Popular Music. Thornton Publishing. ISBN 0-9613035-0-6.
- Amadie, Jimmy (January 1991). Jazz Improv: How to Play It and Teach It. Thornton Publishing. ISBN 0-9613035-1-4.
Discography
- 1995 Always with Me (TP)
- 1997 Savoring Every Note (TP)
- 2002 In a Trio Setting: A Tribute to Frank Sinatra (TP)
- 2003 Live at Red Rock Studio: A Tribute to Tony Bennett (TP)
- 2006 Let's Groove! (TP)
- 2007 The Philadelphia Story (TP)
- 2011 Something Special (TP)
- 2013 Live at Philadelphia Museum of Art (TP)
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Famous American Pianists
These fingers of mine, they got brains in ’em. You don’t tell them what to do – they do it. –– Jerry Lee Lewis
Famous American Jazz Musicians
If you have to ask what jazz is, you'll never know. ― Louis Armstrong
Famous Jazz Musicians
What is my definition of jazz? 'Safe sex of the highest order. ― Kurt Vonnegut
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Notable American Musicians
Gender:Male, Born in:Years 1930 to 1969
Notable American Pianists
Gender:Male, Born in:Years 1930 to 1969
Notable American Music educators
Gender:Male, Born in:Years 1930 to 1969
Notable American Jazz musicians
Gender:Male, Born in:Years 1930 to 1969
Notable American Educators
Gender:Male, Born in:Years 1930 to 1969
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