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Richard Twardzik

Pianist Richard Twardzik remains to be probably one of the most tragic cautionary stories in the history of jazz — a gifted and first bop pianist within the precipice of international renown, he died of the heroin overdose in age just 24. Created Apr 30, 1931, in Danvers, MA, Twardzik …

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