A virtuoso pianist and acclaimed composer, Dick Hyman has built a reputation as
a walking encyclopaedia of jazz styles thanks to his diverse range of work on
more than 100 albums, including collaborations with some of music's biggest
stars. Born in New York, he took classical music lessons from his uncle, concert
pianist Anton Rovinsky, and grew up absorbing the city's vibrant scene and
listening to his elder brother's collection of Jelly Roll Morton, Louis
Armstrong and Fats Waller records. He also won a local radio station competition
to have tuition from swing legend Teddy Wil...