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He was jazz pianist, songwriter and bandleader born in
Bermuda.
He became blind while still very young but studied classical piano
before teaching himself to play jazz.
He became acclaimed and when artists such as Marvin Gaye and Sarah
Vaughan went to Bermuda to perform they would
request him to accompany them. He arranged music for the American
Air Force bands that were based in Bermuda and
formed the Mu-En Chorale which performed
choral arrangements for o over 20 years. He lived in Bermuda
until he was 50, when he moved to New York
City
and played in many of the jazz clubs.
The Lance Hayward Singers were established in 1984 and his concerts
would include a vast repertoire that ranged from Duke Ellington to Johann
Sebastian Bach. Since his death
the ensemble has continued to perform under the direction of Claudia Marx
and with the pianist Yuka Aikawa. He died in the Mount Sinai Hospital,
New York from pneumonia when he was 75.
Johnny
Mathis recordings
Gone, Gone.
Gone (L. Russell Brown/Lance Hayward
)
Sources:
- http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D0CE3DF1E3EF930A25752C1A967958260
- http://www.lancehayward.com/
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