Al Hood
Alastair "Al" Hood (* around 1936 in Portland (Oregon) , † April 25, 2003 in Seattle ) was an American jazz pianist and composer who mainly worked in the Seattle area.
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Hood graduated from Lewis and Clark College and earned a master's degree from the University of Washington . He combined his early classical piano lessons with bebop ; Thelonious Monk and Charlie Parker were among his idols . Hood was a mentor to the Seattle avant-garde scene in the 1970s and 1980s. He gave private lessons and taught at Seattle Central Community College .
In the 1960s he was a composer in the group New Dimensions in Music , which combined contemporary music with theater, jazz dance, light shows and percussion. In 1978 he presented his debut album Not Quiet Rite . In the late 1970s he toured with Michael Davenport . In 1997 his album Friends was released . After long stays in San Francisco and Europe, he returned to Seattle in the 1980s. He died there at the age of 67.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hood, Al |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hood, Alastair (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz pianist and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1936 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Portland, Oregon |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 25, 2003 |
| Place of death | Seattle |