Kenny Drew

Kenneth Sidney “Kenny” Drew (August 28, 1928 – August 4, 1993) was an American-Danish jazz pianist.

Drew was born on August 28, 1928, in New York City, United States, and he received piano lessons from the age of five. He attended the High School of Music & Art in Manhattan. His first recording, in 1950, was with Howard McGhee, and over the next two years Drew worked in bands led by Buddy DeFranco, Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young, and Charlie Parker, among others.