John Campbell (jazz pianist)
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John Campbell is a jazz pianist born July 7, 1955 in Bloomington, Illinois. He studied piano privately as a youth, then attended Illinois State University in Normal, Illinois in the 70s (where he was known nearly as well for his vibes work as for his piano playing) before moving to Chicago in 1977, then to New York in the 80s. John has worked with numerous jazz artists, including Terry Gibbs and Buddy DeFranco, Eddie Harris, James Moody, and Clark Terry, and in the late 80s was pianist for Mel Tormé. John has recorded as a soloist on Live at Maybeck Recital Hall, Vol. 29 (Concord Jazz, 1993) and in various trios, such as After Hours (Contemporary, 1988) with bassist Todd Coolman and drummer Gerry Gibbs, and Workin’ Out (Criss Cross, 2001) with bassist Jay Anderson and drummer Billy Drummond.
