Don Grolnick Biography

Don Grolnick(1948-1996) was an American jazz and pop pianist who grew up in Levittown, New York. He began on the accordion, but switched to piano. His interest in jazz began as a child when his father took him to hear Count Basie perform.

He went on to study at Tufts University with a major in philosophy, but his interest in music remained. At university he met Michael Brecker and later became involved in the Jazz fusion group Dreams. He also began to explore other genres and in 1974 began a long musical partnership with James Taylor.