Larry Goldings
American musician, composer and arranger
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Lawrence Sam "Larry" Goldings is an American jazz keyboardist and composer. His music has explored elements of funk, blues, and fusion. Goldings has a comedic alter ego known as Hans Groiner. Life and career Goldings was born in Boston. His father was a classical music enthusiast, and Goldings studied classical piano until the age of twelve. Through his father he met pianist Dave McKenna and studied with pianists Ran Blake and Keith Jarrett. Among his other influences were and Bill Evans, Red Garland, Erroll Garner, and Oscar Peterson. He studied at The New School with Fred Hersch and Jaki Byard. In college he performed with Roland Hanna and Jon Hendricks. A collaboration lasting almost three years with jazz guitarist Jim Hall followed.
