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Cyrus Chestnut
Wanting his music to be felt not just in the head but also in the heart and
soul, pianist Cyrus Chesnut's technical, fluid style is rooted both in the
churches he grew up in and the smoky jazz clubs where he honed his talent.
Born in Baltimore, Maryland Chestnut started learning the piano at the age of
seven from his father who played in the local church, before studying at the
Peabody Institute and later the Berklee School of Music. He worked with Jon
Hendricks and Donald Harrison in the late 1980s but his biggest influence was
vocalist Betty Carter who mentored him to push h...
Come SundayTrineice Robinson and Cyrus Chestnut
My Favorite ThingsCyrus Chestnut and Anita Baker
I'm Walkin'Cyrus Chestnut
Fire Suite 1Roy Nathanson, Elvis Costello and Cyrus Chestnut
Fire Suite 1
Elvis Costello, The Brodsky Quartet, Cyrus Chestnut and Roy NathansonEast of the Sun (And West of the Moon)Cyrus Chestnut
Come SundayTrineice Robinson and Cyrus Chestnut
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My Favorite ThingsCyrus Chestnut and Anita Baker
Cyrus Chestnut
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I'm Walkin'Cyrus Chestnut
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Fire Suite 1Roy Nathanson, Elvis Costello and Cyrus Chestnut
Fire at Keaton's Bar & Grill
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Fire Suite 1
Elvis Costello, The Brodsky Quartet, Cyrus Chestnut and Roy Nathanson5:29
East of the Sun (And West of the Moon)Cyrus Chestnut
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