Piano, keyboards, synthesizers....

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Oscar Peterson is the first one who I think of, as I've gotten older and broadened my musical horizons a bit.


Being a progressive rock and metal fan, some of the best I know of are Rick Wakeman, Jon Lord, Tony Banks and later Jordan Rudess and Derek Sherinian.
Short Jordan Rudess at the airport clip.....

Diana Krall is a great jazz performer and Martha Argerich is an amazing concert pianist, who at 81 or 82 now, still performs with orchestras- entire pieces without sheet music- all from memory.
2022 ( this was uploaded 2 weeks ago )


I always liked Billy Powell of Lynyrd Skynyrd and Burton Cummings of The Guess Who, Elton John ( one of the greatest songwriters ever) Billy Joel is still great.

 

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[bluzman61]

And of course, there's Billy Joel. And Elton John. For blues piano, Otis Spann was probably the best. He played with Muddy Waters for quite a few years.

 

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[Canon Shooter]

Paul Shaffer is another incredible talent on keys.
Back in 2017, at the Rochester (NY) Music Hall of Fame inductions, I heard him play a version of Jimi Hendrix's "Little WIng" that was amazing. He performed it in memory of Lew Soloff, of Blood, Sweat & Tears, at the request of Soloff's daughters. Soloff was eing inducted that night.

I'd only ever hear this song performed on guitar:




And, apologies for the crappy quality (I didn't take it), but here's a photo of me and Paul backstage prior to the show:

 

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Hey Canon Shooter _ Anton Figg from S Africa is a good drummer too. You've crossed paths with him I'm sure.

He's 70 I believe, still jamming with Joe Satriani and Joe Bonamassa and guys like that.

70 seems to be sort of the new 50.

 

[Leo123]

Albert Ammons and Pete Johson playing 'Boogie Woogie Dream' BTW that woman is Lena Horne

 

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Donald Fagan