Garner, Erroll

Erroll Louis Garner was born on June 15, 1921, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and by the age of seven was appearing on local radio as a piano prodigy. By the age of 11, he was substituting for riverboat pianists along the Allegheny River in Pennsylvania. In 1944, Garner moved to New York and became an immediate success in the celebrated jazz clubs on 52nd Street. After filling in as a substitute for piano icon Art Tatum in Tatum's trio, alongside in Tatum's trio, alongside ...