Don Friedman
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Don Friedman at the Kitano Jazz Lounge, September 2009
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Donald Ernest Friedman |
| Born |
May 4, 1935 San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Died | June 30, 2016 (aged 81) The Bronx, New York, New York |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, composer, bandleader |
| Instruments | Piano |
| Associated acts | Pepper Adams, Booker Little, Jimmy Giuffre, Clark Terry |
| Website | www |
Donald Ernest "Don" Friedman (May 4, 1935 – June 30, 2016) was an American jazz pianist.
On the West Coast, Friedman performed with Dexter Gordon, Chet Baker, Buddy DeFranco, and Ornette Coleman, among others, before moving to New York. He led his own trio, in addition to playing in the bands of Pepper Adams, Booker Little, and Jimmy Giuffre in the sixties. He was also a part of Clark Terry's big band. He worked in New York as a pianist and jazz educator. He had many fans in Japan, and had toured the country.
With Buddy Collette
With John Handy
With Joe Henderson
With Elvin Jones
With Don Lanphere
With Booker Little
With Charles Lloyd
With Herbie Mann
With Dave Pike
With Clark Terry
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