Lenore Raphael has been compared to swinging pianists like Oscar Peterson, Bud Powell, Bill Evans, etc. Born in NYC, she started performing at the age of 7 playing classical music and making a debut at Carnegie Hall. She was attracted to jazz and later on studied with jazz greats Barry Harris and Mike Longo. She has performed at such prestigious jazz venues as Jazz At Lincoln Center, Birdland, Arturo Sandoval's, The East Coast Jazz Festival. the S.S. Oosterdam jazz cruise, The Ottawa International Jazz Festival and more. Read more on Last.fm