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James Francies
The Houston, Texas born jazz pianist, composer, and arranger James Francies
seemed destined for a music career from a young age. Though he came into the
world in 1995 he would start his classical piano education before the end of the
20th century. A prodigy who was born with synesthesia, the ability to hear music
as different colors, he absorbed the various musical threads popular in Houston,
and led his own jazz trio while still a teenager. He studied music at the High
School for Performing and Visual Arts in his hometown, before scholarships
allowed him to attend New York’s New...
