Modern Jazz Quartet pianist has died

Modern Jazz Quartet pianist has died

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norman lebrecht

August 25, 2016

The death has been quietly announced of Derek Smith, a British pianist who played with MJQ when he migrated to New York in 1957. He played much of his career with Benny Goodman.

Derek was 85.

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