Erroll Garner
Erroll Garner was one of the most well-known and influential pianists in the world during his lifetime. Growing up in a musical family, he was by all accounts self-taught – playing at the age of three and performing professionally by the age of seven. Throughout his career, he developed a distinctive and original piano style often compared with Art Tatum, Fats Waller, as well as Claude Debussy. As part of the Peabody Award-winning documentary series “Jazz Profiles,” this episode about Erroll ...