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Donald Ryan: Rhythms & Rhymes at Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame
Courtesy of Kristen Scheer | Posted on August 31, 2015
Where
Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame
111 East First Street, Upper Level
Tulsa, OK
Map
918-928-JAZZ
When
Sun, September 20, 2015
5:00 pm
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Biographical material from various sources refers to Tulsa's Donald Ryan as “the master of diverse styles” and “a musical kaleidoscope, sparkling at everything he plays.” Anyone who's seen and heard a Ryan solo piano performance knows the truth in both of those statements.
Of course, someone – and there aren't many – who can play that many different kinds of music has to know a lot of songs. And Donald Ryan does. “I've been asked, `How many tunes do you know?'” he says. “And, wow, I'd have to say it's certainly in the hundreds, maybe the thousands, because I've been playing piano for so long.” ...