James P. Johnson
USA, 1916–1955
Father of Harlem stride piano. His virtuosic left-hand bass patterns and swinging right-hand melodies set the technical and stylistic standard for the jazz piano of the 1920s.
USA, 1916–1955
Father of Harlem stride piano. His virtuosic left-hand bass patterns and swinging right-hand melodies set the technical and stylistic standard for the jazz piano of the 1920s.