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Born July 24, 1947 • New York City • New York
Died New York
Awards And Honors Grammy Award (1965)
Notable Family Members father Rudolf Serkin
Schuller, Gunther
Gunther Schuller
American composer
Rudolf Serkin, 1963.
Rudolf Serkin
American pianist
Pierre Boulez
Pierre Boulez
French composer and conductor
Easley Blackwood, Jr.
American composer
Toch
Ernst Toch
Austrian composer
Igor Stravinsky
Igor Stravinsky
Russian composer
Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington
American musician
Count Basie
Count Basie
American musician
Aaron Copland
Aaron Copland
American composer
Dave Brubeck
Dave Brubeck
American musician
American multi-instrumentalist, composer, arranger, and singer Jon Batiste
Jon Batiste
American musician, composer, arranger, and singer
Stevie Wonder
Stevie Wonder
American singer, composer, and musician
Marvin Hamlisch.
Marvin Hamlisch
American composer, pianist, and conductor
Nat King Cole
Nat King Cole
American singer and musician
Jerry Lee Lewis
Jerry Lee Lewis
American musician
Norah Jones
Norah Jones
American musician and actress
James Levine
James Levine
American conductor and pianist
The Piano Man
Billy Joel
American musician
Elliott Carter
American composer
Harry Connick, Jr.
Harry Connick, Jr.
American musician and actor

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