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Don Friedman (Donald Ernest Friedman) was born on 4 May, 1935 in San Francisco, California, U.S., is an American jazz pianist. Discover Don Friedman's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 81 years old?

Popular As Donald Ernest Friedman
Occupation Musician, composer, bandleader
Age 81 years old
Zodiac Sign Taurus
Born 4 May, 1935
Birthday 4 May
Birthplace San Francisco, California, U.S.
Date of death 30 June, 2016
Died Place The Bronx, New York
Nationality United States

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1935

Donald Ernest Friedman (May 4, 1935 – June 30, 2016) was an American jazz pianist.

Friedman was born on May 4, 1935, in San Francisco.

Both of his parents immigrated to the United States: his father, Edward Friedman, was from Lithuania, and his mother, Alma Loew, was from Germany.

He began playing the piano at the age of four, switching from classical music to jazz after his family moved to Los Angeles when he was fifteen.

His early jazz piano influence was Bud Powell.

Friedman briefly studied composition at Los Angeles City College.

On the West Coast, Friedman performed with Dexter Gordon, Chet Baker, Buddy DeFranco, and Ornette Coleman.

He was also a member of Clark Terry's big band.

1958

He began playing in Los Angeles and moved to New York in 1958.

Friedman moved to New York permanently in 1958.

1960

In the 1960s, he played with both modern stylists and more traditional musicians.

In the 1960s, Friedman played with both modern jazz and more traditionally orientated musicians.

The former included Coleman, Eric Dolphy, Jimmy Giuffre, Booker Little, and Attila Zoller; the latter included Bobby Hackett and Herbie Mann.

1961

Friedman's first album as a leader was A Day in the City, in 1961.

Some of his early albums received top ratings from DownBeat, which also gave him its critics' poll New Star award.

He was also an educator in New York.

He had many fans in Japan.

Friedman married three times; the first two ended in divorce.

2016

He died of pancreatic cancer, at home in the Bronx on June 30, 2016.

Survivors were one daughter, actress/writer, Lynn Adrianna Freedman, and a granddaughter.

Reuben Hoch and Time

(with Reuben Hoch and Ed Schuller)

With Herbie Mann

With Eiji Nakayama

With Dave Pike

With Yuko Shigeno

With Hiromi Shimizu

With Clark Terry

With others