Dave Grusin

1934 -

Country of citizenship: United States

Native language: English

Languages spoken, written or signed: English

Educated at: University of Colorado, Littleton High School, Manhattan School of Music

Occupation: composer, pianist, conductor, jazz musician, songwriter, film score composer, actor, bandleader

Award received: Charles E. Lutton Man of Music Award, Academy Award for Best Original Score, Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media, honorary doctor of the Berklee College of Music

Influenced by: Jerry Goldsmith, Elmer Bernstein, Henry Mancini, Benny Goodman, Duke Ellington, Herbie Mann, Nat King Cole, Herb Alpert, Bill Evans, Erroll Garner

Official website: davegrusin.com

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Robert David Grusin (born June 26, 1934) is an American composer, arranger, producer, jazz pianist, and band leader. He has composed many scores for feature films and television and has won numerous awards for his soundtrack and record work, including an Academy Award and 10 Grammy Awards. Grusin was also a frequent collaborator with director Sydney Pollack, scoring many of his films like Three Days of the Condor (1975), Absence of Malice (1981), Tootsie (1982), The Firm (1993), and Random Hearts (1999). In 1978, Grusin founded GRP Records with Larry Rosen, and was an early pioneer of digital recording. Source: Wikipedia (en)