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Given birth to November 19, 1951 in Brooklyn, NY, Kenny Werner got an early on start like a pianist. At age 11 he documented a single having a 15-piece orchestra and made an appearance on tv playing stride piano. He went to the Manhattan College of Music while still in …

b. Alex Poul Riel, 13 Sept 1940, Copenhagen, Denmark. After drum lessons in his teenagers, Riel started using regional trad jazz rings within the 50s. He shortly shifted to contemporary jazz and became the home drummer on the Montmatre Jazzhus, Copenhagen (1963-65). He spent a short while on the Berklee …