Scott Houston, also known as "the Piano Guy", is an American
pianist
A pianist ( , ) is an individual musician who plays the piano. Since most forms of Western music can make use of the piano, pianists have a wide repertoire and a wide variety of styles to choose from, among them traditional classical music, ja ...
, author, teacher, and television personality who hosted and co-produced the public television series ''The Piano Guy''. Houston is also the featured performer on a public television pledge special titled ''Play Piano in a Flash'', and created the "Piano in a Flash Online Method", a method for adult piano education.
''The Piano Guy''
''The Piano Guy'' is a half-hour instructional television series broadcast on public broadcasting stations across the US and Canada. The show was produced from the studios of
Mills James Productions in Columbus, Ohio. Houston has received six in the categories of (Interview-Discussion Program & Host-Moderator-narrator
Emmy Awards
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as Host/Moderator), and the show itself has received two Emmy Awards for production and graphics for a total of 8 Emmys for "The Piano Guy" weekly public TV series.
Over 180 episodes were produced while in production over 14 seasons. It offers demonstrations and advice on playing piano informally at various skill levels, with an emphasis on learning to play familiar tunes.
Guest performers
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David Benoit
David Bryan Benoit (born August 18, 1953) is an American jazz pianist, composer and producer, based in Los Angeles, California, United States. Benoit has charted over 25 albums since 1980, and has been nominated for three Grammy Awards. He is a ...
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Andy LaVerne
Andy LaVerne (born December 4, 1947) is an American jazz pianist, composer, arranger, and educator.
Education and musical career
Born in New York City, LaVerne studied at Juilliard School of Music, Berklee College, and the New England Conservato ...
*Jack Widner
*Andy Launer
*Dave Powers
*Matt Munhall
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Bradley Sowash
*Dave Bott
*Pete Moran
*Oksana Kolesnikova
*Mary Daniels
*David Tolley
*Bobby Floyd
*Nat Kerr
*Gary Walters
*Lori Mechem
*Casey McKewen
References
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Living people
American male pianists
21st-century American pianists
21st-century American male musicians
Year of birth missing (living people)
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