PERFORMANCE/TOUR: Legendary McCoy Tyner to Play Intimate Show at Mahaiwe
Pianist McCoy Tyner was just a teenager when Philadelphia neighbors like Bud Powell and the young Lee Morgan began hipping him to the sounds of modern jazz. Soon, Tyner was playing on his own, cutting his teeth with Benny Golson and Art Farmer, before being picked up -- at age 21 -- by John Coltrane, who asked the young musician to join what would become his "classic quartet...
All About Jazz — Pianist McCoy Tyner was just a teenager when Philadelphia neighbors like Bud Powell and the young Lee Morgan began hipping him to the sounds of modern jazz. Soon, Tyner w... more info