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Robert Irving III was born on 27 October, 1953 in Chicago, IL, is an An american male jazz pianist. Discover Robert Irving III'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 70 years old?

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Occupation Musician
Age 70 years old
Zodiac Sign Scorpio
Born 27 October, 1953
Birthday 27 October
Birthplace Chicago, IL
Nationality United States

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1953

Robert Irving III (born October 27, 1953) is an American pianist, composer, arranger and music educator.

A native of Chicago, Irving was one of a group of young Chicago musicians that in the late '70s and early '80s formed the nucleus of Miles Davis' recording and touring bands.

1969

Irving's family moved to North Carolina in 1969 and remained there until 1978.

While in North Carolina, Irving continued his studies in musical theory, played trombone in concert bands, keyboards for pop/funk and fusion bands, and organ and piano for gospel groups.

Hammond organ and keyboards became his primary instruments.

1978

After returning to Chicago in 1978, Irving connected with a number of young musicians, including Vince Wilburn Jr. and Darryl Jones who would later join him in the Miles Davis band.

These musicians formed a series of bands, including Data and AL7.

1979

In 1979, AL7 was invited by arranger/producer Tom Tom 84 to record some demo tapes for Maurice White (of Earth, Wind, & Fire).

1980

In 1980, an Irving composition entitled Space was played for Wilburn's uncle, Miles Davis.

Space captured Davis' interest, and led to Irving, Wilburn and their band being invited to New York for Davis' first recording sessions in several years.

1981

The fruits of these sessions were included on the 1981 album, The Man with the Horn, the first recording Davis had released in six years.

The title track, The Man With the Horn, was co-written and arranged by Irving, who also co-wrote and arranged another track titled Shout.

Returning to Chicago, Irving continued his composing, arranging, and producing; notably, working on albums for Ramsey Lewis (1981 and 1982), Randy Hall, and others.

1982

Also, in 1982 Irving became musical director and pianist for the Kuumba Theater production of The Little Dreamer… a Nite in the Life of Bessie Smith and studied stride-piano with the legendary Little Brother Montgomery, who had composed music for the show.

1983

Then, in 1983 Davis invited Irving to once again return to work with him as composer, arranger and co-producer.

The initial Miles Davis–Robert Irving III collaboration resulted in the album Decoy.

Irving then joined Davis' touring band, where he remained for five years, holding the keyboard chair and the role of musical director.

Notably, in the role of musical director, Irving was responsible for musical arrangements, rehearsals (which Davis never attended), and musical liaison between Davis and group members that included some of the leading musicians of the era, such as Al Foster, John Scofield, Bill Evans, Mike Stern, Gary Thomas, Bob Berg, Kenny Garrett, Hiram Bullock, Robben Ford, Joseph "Foley" McCreary and Darryl Jones.

In those roles, Irving listened to recordings of each night's performance with Davis to cull what were spontaneous creative ideas ... that then became a permanent part of the group's musical arrangements.

Some of that work is finely exhibited on The Complete Miles Davis at Montreux collection.

1985

Irving also collaborated with Davis (as composer, producer and arranger) on the 1985 recording, You're Under Arrest.

The album included Grammy-nominated covers of “Time After Time” and “Human Nature.”

While working on the material for You're Under Arrest, Irving added to his arranging credentials by studying with Gil Evans, who decades earlier had famously arranged some of Miles Davis’ most celebrated recordings.

Later, Irving extended this musical direction on projects such as his film score for the feature film Street Smart also with André Lassalle on guitar (1985), starring Morgan Freeman and Christopher Reeve—with Miles Davis as featured instrumentalist.

1988

Irving released his first solo album in 1988, Midnight Dream, which featured John Scofield, Darryl Jones, Buddy Williams, André Lassalle and Phil Perry.

In addition, Irving recorded as leader and music director of the Davis alumni bands ESP and ESP2, on a number of David Murray albums, as a member of Khalil El Zabar's Juba Collective, and with Wallace Roney.

1989

Irving left the Davis band in 1989, and has gone on to a prolific career as touring musician, composer, arranger, producer, educator and interdisciplinary artist.

Irving remained with the Davis band until 1989, remaining close to Davis until Davis’ death in 1991.

Irving is also a painter.

When he was a member of Miles Davis’ band, Davis encouraged him to take up painting.

1990

He has produced albums for, among others, Terri Lyne Carrington (Real Life Story, 1990) and More to Say (Real Life Story: NextGen.) (E1 Entertainment, 2009).

In the Chicago community, Irving has taught and lectured at numerous schools, workshops and community events, and he founded Chicago's African Arts Ensemble (an 18-piece pan-African jazz group commissioned by the African Festival of the Arts).

1995

Irving also composed the score for the George Tillman, Jr.'s 1995 feature film, Scenes for the Soul, and, composed for the Miami Chamber Symphony (Mademoiselle Mandarin, a concerto for jazz harp and orchestra, featuring Swiss harpist, Markus Klinko).

1997

Irving actually began painting regularly in 1997, and has seen his work exhibited in a number of galleries.

Since leaving the Davis band, Irving has been based in Chicago and has kept active on many musical fronts, continuing to develop as a pianist, arranger, composer and producer.

He has performed, as leader and sideman, with a list of musicians that includes David Murray, Wallace Roney, Eddie Henderson, Lenny White, and fellow Miles Davis alumni Darryl Jones, Vince Wilburn Jr., and Al Foster.

He has contributed to these settings as composer and arranger and pianist.

2007

Irving resumed his career as a recording artist under his own name with the 2007 release of New Momentum and more recently with the release of "Our Space In Time" by Robert Irving III Generations (featuring students Irving mentored through the Jazz Institute of Chicago Jazz Links program).

Irving's first musical instrument was the bugle, followed by a range of brass instruments including cornet, French horn, and valve trombone.

While he was a brass player, Irving also studied piano to further his knowledge of musical theory.