Richard Hyman was born on March 8,1927 and is an American jazz pianist and composer.
11 Facts About Dick Hyman
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Dick Hyman was named a National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Masters fellow in 2017.
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Dick Hyman's grandson is designer and artist Adam Charlap Hyman.
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Dick Hyman was trained classically by his mother's brother, the concert pianist Anton Rovinsky, who premiered The Celestial Railroad by Charles Ives in 1928.
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Dick Hyman enlisted in the US Army in June 1945, and was transferred to the US Navy band department.
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Dick Hyman has said that he "fell in love with jazz" during this period.
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Dick Hyman played with Charlie Parker for Parker's only film appearance.
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Dick Hyman has worked as composer, arranger, conductor, and pianist for the Woody Allen films Zelig, The Purple Rose of Cairo, Broadway Danny Rose, Stardust Memories, Hannah and Her Sisters, Radio Days, Bullets Over Broadway, Everyone Says I Love You, Sweet and Lowdown, The Curse of the Jade Scorpion and Melinda and Melinda.
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Dick Hyman's music has been heard in Mask, Billy Bathgate, Two Weeks Notice, and other films.
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Dick Hyman was music director of The Movie Music of Woody Allen, which premiered at the Hollywood Bowl.
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Dick Hyman has been a guest performer at jazz festivals and concert venues.