Lee Musiker (born May 26, 1956) is an American Grammy Award-winner jazz pianist, arranger, orchestrator and conductor.[1][2][3][4][5]

Biography

Born in New York City in 1956, Mr. Musiker studied music theory and piano at the Manhattan School of Music, the Eastman School of Music and took further training at the Juilliard School. Music Director for Maureen McGovern, Jerry Lewis, Tony Bennett and others, Musiker is also responsible for recording the now infamous Buddy Rich Tapes. Musiker recorded Rich's angry outbursts to his band members by concealing a Walkman in his clothing while on tour with Rich on the early 1980s. The recordings had long circulated in bootleg form and can now be found on the internet.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

References

  1. ^ a b "Lee Musiker". Retrieved November 2, 2015.
  2. ^ a b "About the performer: Lee Musiker". Archived from the original on January 31, 2018. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
  3. ^ a b "The Palm Beach Pops Names Lee Musiker as Music Director & Principal Conductor For 2014-2015 Season". April 15, 2014. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
  4. ^ a b "Lee Musiker". Retrieved November 2, 2015.
  5. ^ a b Jan Sjostrom (April 11, 2014). "Palm Beach Pops picks music director, conductor". Retrieved November 2, 2015.
  6. ^ Milkowski, Bill (April 25, 2021). "The Buddy Rich Tapes". Jazz Times. Retrieved May 27, 2022.
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