During his youth, John Gentry Tennyson from Houston, Texas devoted himself to classical music. Highly celebrated as an up-and-coming star, he played with the University of Houston Symphony Orchestra at the tender age of 11 and started his career as a professional pianist when he turned 14 years old. During his college years he developed a great enthusiasm for jazz music. Due to his overwhelming technique acquired by means of intense studies of classical literature and his stupendous musicality, he soon became a highly sought-after jazz pianist. He played with Les Paul, Rodney Jones, Dewey Redman, Randy Brecker, Jennifer Holliday, Al Di Meola, Mel Lewis, Bucky Pizarelli, Mark O'Connor, Terri Lyne Carrington, Tom Harrell, Will Lee, Hiram Bullock, and many more well-known jazz greats. His interest in many different musical styles and his enormous capability to develop his own skills took him down various musical avenues. He soon became Musical Director on tours with the pop sin! ger Sophie B. Hawkins and also accompanied cross-over sensation diva, Sarah Brightman, as well as soul star, Diana Ross. Parallel to these prestigious engagements, he became more and more dedicated to composition: Subtle and sensitive CD productions with his Real World Trio and the project «Europa» together with a string quartet and the extraordinary bandoneon player, Raul Jaurena, are the first two albums this exceptional musician has released under his own name. John Gentry Tennyson can by rights be
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