George Syran
George Syran (born July 21, 1928 in Youngstown , Ohio , † December 29, 2004 in Bergen County , New Jersey ) was an American pianist of modern jazz .
Life
At the age of fifteen, George Syran became a professional musician and played clarinet and tenor saxophone with Bobby Sherwood (1947–49), then studied at the Cincinnati Conservatory and the New York Manhattan School of Music in 1949/50 . In 1952 he was a pianist with Cannonball Adderley and from 1953 with Phil Woods , with whom he performed at the Nut Club in Greenwich Village . With Woods he was also involved in an album by trumpeter Jon Eardley . In the late 1950s he also had his own trio in New York. In 1981 he worked on an album by Dick Meldonian .
Selection discography
- Jon Eardley Seven (Prestige / OJC, 1956) with Phil Woods, Zoot Sims
- Phil Woods: Pot Pie ( Prestige Records / OJC, 1954/55)
- Phil Woods: Phil & Quill (Prestige / OJC, 1957) with Gene Quill
- Phil Sunkel: Jazz Band (ABC-Paramount 1956)
literature
- John Jörgensen & Erik Wiedemann: Jazz Lexicon . Munich, mosaic, ca.1960.
Individual evidence
- ↑ George Syran - Discography In: discogs.com, accessed March 5, 2017
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Syran, George |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American modern jazz pianist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 21, 1928 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Youngstown, Ohio |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 29, 2004 |
| Place of death | Bergen County, New Jersey |