Lance Hayward

Lance Hayward (born June 17, 1916 in Point Bermuda , † November 9, 1991 in New York City ) was a Bermuda jazz pianist .

Hayward, who was blind from childhood, received only a rudimentary education. At the age of 13, his parents sent him to a school for the blind in Massachusetts , where he learned to read books and notes in Braille . After his return to Bermuda, he began his career as a professional musician in churches and then became known through performances in the island's nightclubs, where he also accompanied guest artists such as Carmen McRae and Marvin Gaye . He was self-taught in jazz and later became one of the most famous jazz musicians in Bermuda, living in New York from the mid-1960s and giving concerts in the jazz clubs there, such as in West Boondock, Jacques-in-the-Village and in Village Corner , where he had a 16 year engagement. He also founded the accompanying choir Lance Hayward Singers , which interpreted music from Johann Sebastian Bach to Duke Ellington and also Hayward's own arrangements. Hayward lived in the United States until his death in November 1991.
Lance Hayward is the father of MP and journalist Stuart Hayward.

Discographic notes

A Closer Walk (1984)
Killing Me Softly (Iceland, 1987)
Hayward and Hinton (1987) with Milt Hinton

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personal data
SURNAME	Hayward, Lance
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Bermuda jazz pianist
DATE OF BIRTH	June 17, 1916
PLACE OF BIRTH	Point Bermuda
DATE OF DEATH	November 9, 1991
Place of death	New York City