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Aaron Bridgers

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Aaron Bridgers
BornJanuary 10, 1918
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
DiedNovember 3, 2003(2003-11-03) (aged 85)
Paris France[1]
OccupationPianist

Aaron Bridgers (January 10, 1918 – November 3, 2003) was an American jazz pianist who moved to Paris, in 1947. Bridgers was jazz composer Billy Strayhorn's lover from 1939 until Bridgers' move to France.[2]

Bridgers is featured in the Paul Newman film Paris Blues (1961).

References

  1. ^ "Aaron Bridgers | Biography & History | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-05-10.
  2. ^ van de Leur, Walter (2002), Something to Live For: The Music of Billy Strayhorn, Oxford University Press


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