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Danny Mixon Danny (*1949 in New York City) is a jazz pianist and organist. He gained some attention in the 1970s and continues to record and play in New York and abroad. He started off as a tap dancer, attending the Ruth Williams Dance Studio. Later, he attended the High School of Performing Arts with Dance as his major but soon switched to playing the piano.   In 1966, at the age of 17, Danny was invited to play with the trumpet player Sam Brown's band backing Patti LaBelle & the Blue Bells. After working with Joe Lee Wilson from 1967 to 1970, Danny started to play regularly with Betty Carter during the years 1971–72.   He formed his own jazz trio, recorded with the Piano Choir and worked with a variety of important jazz musicians including Kenny Dorham, Cecil Payne, Art Blakey, Frank Foster, Grant Green, Pharoah Sanders (1975), Joe Williams (jazz singer), Eddie Jefferson and Dee Dee Bridgewater.   1976 saw Danny playing in Charles Mingus' band. He then played with Dannie Richmond in the late 1970s, toured the U.S. with Yusef Lateef and played a few years with the Lionel Hampton Big Band.   Since his twenties Danny has worked continuously with Frank Foster as a pianist for the Big Band; Frank Foster's Loud Minority, and his quartet - the Non-Electric Company.   In 2004 Danny was presented with an award honoring him as a legendary pianist, by the National Jazz Museum in Harlem. In September 2007 Danny was Honoree at the 18th Annual Legends Purple Carpet Awards, honoring contributors of the promotional arts and entertainment industry at Brooklyn's Toros.   Danny was also the musical director of the Lenox Lounge in Harlem, where he also regularly played with the Danny Mixon Trio, until it closed in 2012.   Danny performed with Antoinette Montague at Marcus Garvey Park's Charlie Parker Jazz Festival 2016 in New York City, and several others venues in 2016 New York City.   from Wikipedia

contact:	dannymixon@netscape.net
homepage:	www.dannymixonsounds.com
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