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Michael Josef Longo (March 19, 1937 – March 22, 2020) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and author. Early life. Longo was born in Cincinnati, Ohio to parents who had a musical background. His father played bass, his mother played organ at church, and his music training began at a young age.
Mar 28, 2020 · Mike Longo, a jazz pianist, composer and educator best known for his long association with the trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie, died on March 22 in Manhattan. He was 83. The cause...
Mar 24, 2020 · Pianist Mike Longo, best known for his long tenure with Dizzy Gillespie’s band, died on March 22 at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City. His health was compromised by COVID-19, according to an article posted by WBGO. Longo also suffered from pre-existing medical conditions. He was 81.
Mike Longo was a notable jazz pianist, composer, arranger, recording artist, leader of NY State of The Art Big Band, a leading jazz educator, and Director of Jazz Tuesdays, Baha’i Center NYC.
Mar 23, 2020 · Mike Longo, who led a distinguished jazz career as a pianist, composer and educator, notably as longtime musical director for Dizzy Gillespie, died on Sunday at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City. He was 83 and lived in New York.
Mike Longo was a notable jazz pianist, composer, arranger, recording artist, leader of NY State of The Art Big Band, a leading jazz educator, and Director of Jazz Tuesdays, Baha’i Center NYC.
Jun 6, 2023 · Mike Longo began his professional career at the age of fifteen in South Florida where he began working with his father’s club date band around the Miami/Ft. Lauderdale area. He actually began playing piano at the age of three in Cincinnati, Ohio his birthplace.
May 28, 2019 · Michael Joseph Longo, born 3/19/39 in Cincinnati, Ohio, was the pianist and musical director for Dizzy Gillespie group in the sixties and seventies, upon completing his six-month tutelage under Oscar Peterson. He has also played with Cannonball Adderly, Coleman Hawkins, Red Allen, and Paul Chambers to name just a few.
Apr 12, 2020 · Like many other jazz musicians whose wider fame rests on their association with others, Mike Longo, who has died in New York aged 81 after contracting Covid-19, had a voluminous back story.
Apr 9, 2020 · Mike Longo, a jazz pianist, composer and educator best known for his long association with trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie, died March 22 in Manhattan. He was 83. The cause was from the coronavirus, Dorothy Longo, his wife of 32 years, said.
