Pianist Extraordinaire

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Dave Burns By Ralph De Palma My good friend and pianist extraordinaire Dave Burns passed away January. I will miss him tremendously. We had some great conversations about Key West music and the many players he worked with. We both lived in Miami during the 60s and 70s and often compared notes. We even conjured […]

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Jazz Piano and Private Eye

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Dave Burns – Jazz piano and private eye By Ralph De Palma Dave was from Providence, Rhode Island. He was raised by a single mother who was constantly working so his grandmother, Alice McKenna, watched over him. She taught piano all over town so naturally, Dave started piano lessons at three years old. Due to […]

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