Joe Springer ( May 22, 1916, New York City – October 24, 2004, Miami ) was an American jazz pianist.
Springer played locally on Coney Island from about 1931. His first major gig was with Wingy Manone in 1935; he first recorded in 1940, with Louis Prima. Soon after he worked with Buddy Rich (1942) and Gene Krupa (1942-43), then with Oscar Pettiford, Tiny Grimes, Ben Webster, Charlie Barnet, Jimmy McPartland, Charlie Shavers, Roy Eldridge, and Raymond Scott. He accompanied Billie Holiday regularly in the 1940s and also worked with Anita O'Day. He continued working in New York into the 1960s before retiring to Florida that decade.
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Maroney, Springer & Bongiorno, full concert at Piano Haven, new age solo piano
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Joe Bongiorno, Gary Girouard & Doug Hammer - Whisperings solo piano concert at Piano Haven
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David Lanz performs "Cristofori's Dream" live solo piano concert at Piano Haven
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References
- Eugene Chadbourne, Joe Springer at Allmusic
- "Joe Springer". The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz.
- Social Security Death Index [1]