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Randy Weston is one of the few musicians who can fill the stage… your ears,,, and your heart... all by himself!! -The New Yorker
After contributing seven decades of musical genius, Randy Weston remains one of the world's foremost pianists and composers… a true innovator and visionary. -All About Jazz
"Weston has the biggest sound of any jazz pianist since Ellington or Monk, as well as the richest most inventive beat," -Stanley Crouch
A few major achivements:
2013 | Honorary Doctor of Music —New England Conservatory of Music |
2014 | Doris Duke —Jazz Artists Award |
2015 | Jazz Journalist Association —Lifetime Achievement in Jazz |
2016 | The Randy Weston Collection —archived at Harvard University |
2016 | Inducted to DownBeat Hall of Fame |
2017 | Legends of Jazz award —Harlem National Jazz Museum |
During the Cold War, Randy was part of the Jazz Ambassadors program, which sent him, Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Dave Brubeck and other leading jazz musicians on world tours.
“You take the black church, the calypso, the blues, Duke, Basie, Art Tatum, put them in a pot and stir them up, and add Africa: That's Randy Weston !” -DownBeat
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