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Richard Wyands was born on 2 July, 1928 in Oakland, California, U.S., is an American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger (1928–2019). Discover Richard Wyands'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 91 years old?

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Occupation Musician, composer, arranger
Age 91 years old
Zodiac Sign Cancer
Born 2 July, 1928
Birthday 2 July
Birthplace Oakland, California, U.S.
Date of death 25 September, 2019
Died Place New York City
Nationality United States

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1928

Richard Francis Wyands (July 2, 1928 – September 25, 2019) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger, best known for his work as a side-man.

Wyands was born in Oakland, California, on July 2, 1928 and grew up in Berkeley.

1944

He began playing the piano at age 7 or 8 and started playing professionally in 1944, while a teenager, in San Francisco.

1950

Wyands earned a degree in music from San Francisco State College in 1950.

At school and college he played piano and drums.

Wyands was influenced by Count Basie, Nat King Cole, Erroll Garner, Art Tatum, and Teddy Wilson.

In the early 1950s, Wyands was part of Vernon Alley's group that was the house band at the Black Hawk club in San Francisco, and thus part of the rhythm section that accompanied visiting soloists.

1954

The year after leaving the Black Hawk in 1954, Wyands was an intermission performer at another San Francisco club, before becoming music director for vocalist Ella Fitzgerald during a 3-month period in 1956.

1957

For ten months around 1957, he was accompanist to pop singers in a club in Ottawa, Canada.

1958

Following this, he toured with vocalist Carmen McRae for three months, and arrived in New York with her in 1958.

1959

In New York, he played with Roy Haynes, Charles Mingus (1959), Jerome Richardson (1959), and Gigi Gryce.

1960

In the 1960s Wyands was a member of Illinois Jacquet's band.

1965

Wyands worked with guitarist Kenny Burrell from 1965 to 1974.

2019

Wyands died on September 25, 2019, in New York.

With Gene Ammons

With Kenny Burrell

With Benny Carter

With Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis

With Frank Foster

With Gigi Gryce

With Roy Haynes

With Freddie Hubbard

With Willis Jackson

With Etta Jones

With Roland Kirk

With Charles Mingus

With Oliver Nelson

With Houston Person

With Buddy Tate and Al Grey

With Cal Tjader

With Warren Vaché