Jazz

Wayne Hawkins


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Lecturer in Jazz Studies, teaches courses and private lessons in jazz piano and improvisation, and directs KU Jazz Combo II. Hawkins is a first-call keyboardist in Kansas City and has performed with national touring acts such as Bernadette Peters, George Benson, Patti Austin, Diane Schuur, Cab Calloway, Aretha Franklin, Joe Piscopo, 2-time Grammy winner Paquito DRivera, and film composers Marvin Hamlisch and Bill Conti. His discography includes over 20 CDs in which he has recorded with a variety of artists as well as his critically acclaimed Wayne Hawkins Trio.


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