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| name = Willie Pickens | image = | caption = | image_size = | background = non_vocal_instrumentalist | birth_name = | alias = | birth_place = Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. | birth_date = {{birth date|1931|04|18}} | death_place = Manhattan, New York | death_date = {{Death date and age|2017|12|12|1931|4|18}} | instrument = Piano | genre = Jazz | occupation = Musician, composer, arranger, educator | years_active = 1958–2017 | label = | associated_acts = {{ubl|Eddie Harris|Elvin Jones}} }} Willie Pickens (April 18, 1931 – December 12, 2017) was an American jazz pianist, composer, arranger, and educator. Early lifePickens was born in Milwaukee on April 18, 1931.[1] He studied piano formally from the age of 14.[1] He attended Lincoln High School in Milwaukee with saxophonist Bunky Green.[2] Pickens also studied at the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music.[1] Later life and careerPickens joined the army in 1951.[1] He obtained a B.S. in music education from the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee in 1958 and moved to Chicago in the same year.[1] In the early 1960s, Pickens played on saxophonist Eddie Harris' first four recordings for Vee-Jay Records.[7]{{rp|655}} His period with Harris lasted between 1960 and 1966.[1] Pickens taught music at public schools from 1966 until 1990.[1] He was also a faculty member of the American Conservatory of Music between 1971 and 1987.[1][11] Pickens recorded with clarinetist Buddy DeFranco in 1977,[7]{{rp|364}} and drummer Louis Bellson in 1994.[3]{{rp|109}} Pickens played in drummer Elvin Jones' band between 1990 and 1997,[1] including internationally.[4] According to The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz, "Pickens appeared regularly at international jazz festivals and performed at Chicago Jazz Festival almost yearly from its inception."[1] For jazz musicians in Chicago, Pickens has become "a revered mentor to younger players and a symbol of the music itself", in the words of a Chicago Tribune commentator.[17] He also taught at Northern Illinois University's School of Music.[1][5] Saxophonist Lou Donaldson once told Donald Harrison, "Willie Pickens is one of the last great bebop pianists."[6] Pickens died of a heart attack in Manhattan, New York, at the age of 86.[7][8] His wife, Irma, died in 2015 after 55 years of marriage.[9][10] A daughter, Bethany, also plays the piano professionally and has recorded with her father.[11] DiscographyAn asterisk (*) indicates that the year is that of release. As leader/co-leader
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Main source:[3] References1. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 {{cite web |last=Gillaspie |first=Deborah |url=http://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/subscriber/article/grove/music/J666400 |title=Pickens, Willie |website=The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians |edition=2nd |access-date=February 22, 2015 |url-access=subscription}} 2. ^{{cite book |last=Stokes |first=W. Royal |year=1993 |title=The Jazz Scene |publisher=Oxford University Press |page=125}} 3. ^1 2 3 {{cite book |last1=Cook |first1=Richard |last2=Morton |first2=Brian |year=2008 |title=The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |publisher=Penguin Books}} 4. ^{{cite web |last=D'Souza |first=Jerry |date=February 22, 2009 |url=http://www.allaboutjazz.com/elvin-jones-jazz-machine-elvin-jones-by-jerry-dsouza.php |title=Elvin Jones Jazz Machine |website=All About Jazz}} 5. ^1 {{cite web |url=https://www.niu.edu/music/meet-us/bio/pickens.shtml |title=Willie Pickens |website=Northern Illinois University| access-date=February 22, 2015}} 6. ^{{cite news |url=http://www.louisianaweekly.com/another-solid-week-of-musical-offerings/ |title=Another Solid Week of Musical Offerings |first=Geraldine |last=Wyckoff |newspaper=The Louisiana Weekly |date=January 9, 2017}} 7. ^{{cite news |url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/music/reich/ct-ent-willie-pickens-dead-1214-story.html |title=Chicago piano titan Willie Pickens dies at 86 |first=Howard |last=Reich |newspaper=Chicago Tribune |date=December 13, 2017}} 8. ^{{cite news |last=Hill |first=Tonia |date=December 13, 2017 |url=http://hpherald.com/2017/12/13/legendary-jazz-musician-willie-pickens-died/ |title=Legendary Jazz Musician Willie Pickens Has Died |newspaper=Hyde Park Herald}} 9. ^1 {{cite news |last=Reich |first=Howard |date=December 25, 2013 |url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2013-12-25/entertainment/chi-willie-pickens-jazz-chicagoan-of-the-year-2013-20131225_1_willie-pickens-green-mill-chicago-jazz-festival |title=Willie Pickens: The Lion in Winter |newspaper=Chicago Tribune}} 10. ^{{cite news |last=Reich |first=Howard |date=February 16, 2016 |url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/music/reich/ct-jazz-willie-pickens-ent-0217-20160216-column.html |title=Willie Pickens Makes a Belated Debut and Struggles with a Loss |newspaper=Chicago Tribune}} 11. ^{{cite web |last=Santella |first=Jim |date=March 19, 2006 |url=http://www.allaboutjazz.com/willie-pickens-jazz-spirit-volume-1-and-2-by-jim-santella.php |title=Willie Pickens: Jazz Spirit, Volume 1 & 2 |website=All About Jazz}} 12. ^Gribetz, Sid (May 1999) "Willie Pickens – It's About Time!". JazzTimes. External links
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