Lee musician

Lee Musician (born May 26, 1956 ) is an American jazz pianist , keyboardist and arranger .

Live and act

Musician studied music theory and piano at the Manhattan School of Music , the Eastman School of Music, and had additional classes at the Juilliard School . He played in Brooklyn in 1980 with Jeff Tyzik , with whom the first recordings were made, and in the following years with Buddy Rich . From the 1990s he worked as a musician, arranger and musical director for vocalists such as Susannah McCorkle ( Sabia , 1990), Margaret Whiting , Ann Hampton Callaway , Amy London and Tony Bennett ; He also accompanied Mary Cleere Haran ( There's a Small Hotel , Columbia 1991), Helen Merrill , Daryl Sherman , Meredith D'Ambrosio , Mark Murphy , Judy Collins , Mandy Patinkin , Audra McDonald , Dawn Upshaw and Barbara Cook . In the field of jazz he was involved in 27 recording sessions between 1980 and 2008, including a. also with Lynn Seaton and Chris Botti . Musician has worked on numerous Broadway shows, has appeared with orchestras such as the New York Philharmonic , the New York City Ballet and the American Ballet Theater, and has appeared on several film soundtracks such as Sleepless in Seattle , Woody Allen's Crimes and Misdemeanors and the film adaptation of John Grisham by The Juror . Musician has taught at New York University and the Mannes School of Music / The New School ; he also wrote music education articles for Bradley Publications and The Music Company of North America.