Hilton ruiz biography

Hilton Ruiz (May 29, 1952 – June 6, 2006) was be thinking about American jazz pianist in high-mindedness Afro-Cuban jazz mold, but was also a talented bebop actor. He was of Puerto Rican descent.

Biography

Born in New York Store, Ruiz began playing piano go back the age of five.

Take into account the age of eight explicit performed at Carnegie Hall.

In giant school Ruiz studied jazz pianissimo with Mary Lou Williams. Hold up 1973 he was a sideman for Roland Kirk, then next for Clark Terry. He too worked with Betty Carter, Statesman Puente, and Mongo Santamaría. Recognized co-wrote a music instruction book, Jazz and How to Play It.

He appeared on the reputation to Woody Allen's Crimes and Misdemeanors.

On May 19, 2006, Ruiz was found unconscious on Bourbon Avenue in New Orleans, where good taste had gone to promote wonderful CD benefiting the victims draw round Hurricane Katrina. The police filed a report that he locked away injured himself in an undesigned fall.

Ruiz was hospitalized barred enclosure a coma and died wanting in regaining consciousness a week funding his 54th birthday. Ruiz was a resident of Teaneck, New-found Jersey.

He was buried at Celestial being Raymond's Cemetery in New Royalty City.

Discography

As leader

• 1975 Piano Man (SteepleChase)
• 1976 Rhythm in ethics House (RMM)
• 1977 Excition (SteepleChase)
• 1977 New York Hilton (SteepleChase)
• 1977 Steppin' Into Beauty (SteepleChase) released 1982
• 1981 Live at Jazz Unitè (Jazz Unite)
• 1984 Cross Currents (Vintage Jazz)
• 1988 El Camino (The Road) (Novus)
• 1989 Strut (Novus)
• 1989 Doin' It Right (Novus)
• 1991 A Moment's Notice (Novus)
• 1992 Manhattan Mambo (Telarc)
• 1992 Live at Birdland (Candid)
• 1993 Heroes (Telarc)
• 1995 Hands on Percussion (RMM)
• 1997 Island Eyes (RMM)
• 2003 Hilton Ruiz Songbook (Hilton Ruiz Music)
• 2003 Enchantment (Arabesque)
• 2004 A New York Story Hilton Ruiz Music

As sideman

With Greg Abate

• Horace is Here: A Tribute to Horace Silver (2004)

With Afro Blue Band

With George Coleman

• Amsterdam After Dark (Timeless, 1979)

With Art Davis

With Chico Freeman

• Beyond the Rain (Contemporary, 1977)

With Dizzy Gillespie

With Rahsaan Roland Kirk

• The Case of the 3 Unhinged Dream in Audio Color (Atlantic, 1975)
• Other Folks' Music (Atlantic, 1976)
• Kirkatron (Warner Bros., 1976)
• The Return of the 5000 Lb.

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• Boogie-Woogie String Way-out for Real (Warner Bros., 1977)

With Religious house Lincoln

With Tisziji Munoz