Aaron Bridgers (January 10, 1918 – November 3, 2003) was an American

jazz pianist Jazz piano is a collective term for the techniques pianists use when playing jazz. The piano has been an integral part of the jazz idiom since its inception, in both solo and ensemble settings. Its role is multifaceted due largely to the instru ...

who moved to

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, in 1947. Bridgers was jazz composer

Billy Strayhorn William Thomas Strayhorn (November 29, 1915 – May 31, 1967) was an American jazz composer, pianist, lyricist, and arranger, who collaborated with bandleader and composer Duke Ellington for nearly three decades. His compositions include " Tak ...

's lover from 1939 until Bridgers's move to

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. Bridgers is featured in the

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film ''

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'' (1961).

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See Jazz in Paris with Aaron Bridgers and Art Simmons in The Living Room
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