Don Shirley

Mark S. Bonham

Country

United States

Birth - Death

1927 - 2013

Occupation

Entertainment

Description

Classical jazz pianist and composer, and civil rights advocate when he toured the southern United States in the 1960s. Wrote organ symphonies, piano concerti, a cello concerto, three string quartets, a one-act opera, works for organ, piano and violin. Subject of the 2019 Oscar-winning film 'Green Book'.

See Also

• LGBTQ Jazz
• LGBTQ Classical Music Composers

Further Reading/Research

• https://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/29/arts/music/donald-shirley-pianist-and-composer-dies-at-86.html
• https://www.biography.com/people/don-shirley
• https://indianapublicmedia.org/nightlights/jazz-noun-don-shirley-extraordinary-pianist/

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