| John Mehegan |
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| 1920 births | |
| mehegan, john | |
| 1984 deaths | |
| american jazz pianists | |
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He was born in Hartford, Connecticut , and began playing the piano at the age of five. In 1946 he was appointed head of the jazz department at the Metropolitan Music School in New York . He later held posts at the Juilliard School Of Music and Yale University . He authored numerous books in jazz, including the ''Jazz Improvisation'' series, which sets out the basic principles of jazz. The American composer Scherzando , the piece, ''For Johnny Mehegan'', commemorates Mehegan's birthday, June 6 , 1920 . |
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