Jaki Byard

American jazz pianist, composer, bandleader and educator Born June 15, 1922 in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA, died February 11, 1999 in Queens in New York, New York, USA Primarily a pianist, Byard recorded on a number of different instruments and was considered to be an accomplished alto and tenor saxophonist, though he also played organ, guitar, bass and several other instruments. He did not gain prominence until he…