John Medeski

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Raised in Florida after an early start on piano at five, he pursued formal studies at Pine Crest School before enrolling at the New England Conservatory in Boston, where he honed his improvisational skills alongside artists such as Dewey Redman and Billy Higgins, crediting Oscar Peterson as a key influence. Emerging as a central figure in New York’s 1990s avant-garde jazz scene, he co-founded the…