Mike Lipskin and Dick Hyman: Stride virtuosos, friends since 1965, reunite across pair of grand pianos "I learn something from Dick every time we play, the way he plays melodies, his use of harmony," ...
The dynamism and exhilaration that defines solo jazz piano began with the great stride piano masters of the 20s and 30s. These innovators, such as Thomas 'Fats' Waller, James P. Johnson and Willie ...