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Feb 05, 1926 Glen White, West Virginia, United States Died on 23 Apr 2018 (aged 92)
American musician
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About Art Simmons
- Arthur Eugene Simmons (February 5, 1926 – April 23, 2018) was an American jazz pianist. Simmons was born in Glen White, West Virginia in February 1926.
- He played in a band while serving in the U.S.
- military in 1946, then remained in Germany after the war, studying music, and moved to Paris in 1949.
- There he studied at the Paris Conservatory and the Ecole Normale de Musique, playing with Charlie Parker and Kenny Clarke at the Paris Jazz Festival; he also played with Aaron Bridgers, Don Byas, Robert Mavounzy, and Nelson Williams.
- Simmons led his own group at the Ringside Club in 1951.
- In the early 1950s he played with Dizzy Gillespie and Quincy Jones, and toured London with singers such as Bertice Reading.
- As resident pianist at the Mars Club, he worked with Michel Gaudry, Pierre Cullaz, and Elek Bacsik, and accompanied touring singers such as Carmen McRae and Billie Holiday (1958).
- In the early 1960s he played in a duo with Art Taylor. Simmons also did arranging work for Barclay Records.
- In 1971 he played in Spain; following this he returned to the United States and retired.
- He died on April 23, 2018 at the age of 92 at his home in Beckley, West Virginia.
