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Ian Kane
Ian Kane is a jazz pianist and founder of The Blue-hots, Pittsburgh's newest jazz vocal trio.
About Me
Ian Kane specializes in swing, stride, and early bebob piano playing. His band, The Blue-hots, sings and plays music from the American songbook. It covers standards as well as more obscure tunes from the 1920s to today.
My Jazz Story
I love jazz because... It's exhilerating.
I was first exposed to jazz... playing ragtime as a child and later discovered Gershwin's music and the American Songbook and everything associated with it.
I met [musician name]...
The best show I ever attended was... Oscar Peterson
The first jazz record I bought was...
My advice to new listeners... don't be fooled by technique!
Or whatever else you have in mind.
