Don Friedman

Don Friedman
Don Friedman at The Kitano Jazz Lounge, September 2009
Background information
Birth name	Donald Ernest Friedman
Born	(1935-05-04)May 4, 1935 San Francisco, California, United States
Died	June 30, 2016(2016-06-30) (aged 81) The Bronx, New York City, New York, United States
Genres	Jazz
Occupation(s)	Musician, songwriter, bandleader
Instruments	Piano
Website	Don Friedman.net

Donald Ernest "Don" Friedman (May 4, 1935 – June 30, 2016) was an American jazz pianist. He was born in San Francisco, California.

Friedman performed with Dexter Gordon, Chet Baker, Buddy DeFranco and Ornette Coleman, among others, before moving to New York. There, he led his own trio in addition to playing in Pepper Adams's, Booker Little's and Jimmy Giuffre's bands in the 1960s. He was also a part of Clark Terry's big band.

He most recently worked in New York as a pianist and jazz educator.^[1] He

Friedman died on June 30, 2016 in The Bronx, New York, aged 81.^[2][3]

References

1. Yanow, Scott. "Don Friedman Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved March 31, 2010.
2. "Don Friedman at All About Jazz". Retrieved March 31, 2010.
3. Don Friedman (1935-2016)