Cy Coleman
Cy Coleman
Cy Colemanwas an American composer, songwriter, and jazz pianist...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionJazz Singer
Date of Birth14 June 1929
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
musician term
To put it in musician's terms, my chops are good.
performing backgrounds
My background was in performing originally.
people teens concerts
I decided during my teens that I wasn't going to have the life of a concert pianist, much to the chagrin of a lot of people who had put a lot of money into me!
country clubs jazz
So I went into jazz and performed in jazz clubs all over the country.
albums bunch
I have a bunch of albums I would love to get re-released.
song artist credit
Since I was the solo artist as well as the writer for the songs, I figured I had enough credits on it already.
mother years four
When I was four years old, my mother owned some tenements in the Bronx.
piano left-behind apartment
Someone skipped on the rent and they left behind a huge upright piano, which got moved into our apartment so the other apartment could get rented out. I took to it and started playing.
get-better lucky profession
I'm lucky to be in a profession where you can keep getting better.
new-york long used
I used to perform all the time but I haven't performed in New York in a very long time.
workshop
We're doing a workshop over the first two weeks of December, I believe, with Graciella Daniele directing it.
additional exciting lyrics verses
To make them work, I rewrote some verses and additional lyrics and they are working very well. It's going to be a very exciting production.