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Aaron Bridgers

1918–2003

United States

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Aaron Bridgers (January 10, 1918 – November 3, 2003) was an American jazz pianist and composer. Bridgers grew up in Winston-Salem, North Carolina where he learned to play piano and where he met Duke Ellington. Bridgers had moved to New York City, working side jobs and continuing to study piano when Ellington introduced him to Billy Strayhorn.

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