Jason Lyle Black is an American pianist, composer, and Billboard-charting artist.

Biography

Black grew up in

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. He participated in the final round of the 73rd Scripps National Spelling Bee in 2000. Black started learning how to play the piano at age 8, and started playing it backwards at age 14. He went to college at

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, where he played concerts and studied accounting. After graduating in 2012, he became a

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, but then decided to focus his career on becoming a touring musician.

Discography

In 2016, Black signed to

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, releasing album ''Piano Preludes'' in May, from producer

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. The album featured the violinist

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as a guest soloist. ''Piano Preludes'' debuted at #2 on the Billboard New Age chart, spending three weeks in the #2 spot. Music critic Kathy Parsons called the album "masterful", and ''Deseret News'' reporter Sydney Cobb called it "peaceful." Black is also known for his viral videos based on songs from the movies '' Frozen'' and '' Up''. and for his performance on ''

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''. Black has previously won the Utah Music Awards.

Personal life

Black grew up in

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. Two of Black's grandparents are accomplished pianists. Black has been involved in serving the special needs community.

References

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