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Artist Biography For Larry Vuckovich

Larry Vuckovich's Biography Yugoslavian Born Larry Vuckovich A Highly Versatile Jazz Pianist Has Performed With Top Musicians From Various Jazz Influences Including Anita O'Day Joe Williams Helen Humes Cab Calloway Red Norvo Don Byas Charlie Haden Bobby Hutcherson Larry Grenadier Tom Harrell And Charles McPherson. Accompanist For Vocalist/lyricist Jon Hendricks For Many Years Larry Has Appeared At Major Festivals And Clubs In The U.S. Canada And Europe. While In Europe Larry Met And Toured With Dexter Gordon And Philly Joe Jones. In The Late '60s He Led The House Trio For One Of Germany's Top Jazz Clubs The Domicile In Munich Where He Backed Such Greats As Slide Hampton Lucky Thompson Pony Poindexter And Clifford Jordan. He Returned To San Francisco And Became House Pianist At The Famous Keystone Korner From 1978 Until Its Closing In 1983 Working With Arnett Cobb Buddy Tate Charles McPherson Leon Thomas And Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson. Larry Moved To New York In The 1980s. He Appeared At Major Jazz Clubs Including Village Vanguard Blue Note Bradley's Zinno's West End And Hanratty's Working With Billy Higgins Cecil Payne Al Cohn Curtis Fuller Milt Hinton And Mel Lewis And Received Top Reviews From The New York Times The Village Voice And The New Yorker. Larry Now Lives In Calistoga In The Wine Country North Of San Francisco With His Wife And Co-Producer Singer-Percussionist Sanna Craig. He Performs And Records On Their Label Tetrachord Music With A Variety Of Combos Including Young At Heart Ensemble And Blue Balkan Band Whose CD Was Selected Among The Top Jazz CDs For 2002 By Gary Giddins In The Village Voice. He Currently Performs At Jazz At Pearl's In San Francisco And DGs In Napa.

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