Art Tatum: Piano Starts Here Tickets

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Quick Facts About Art Tatum: Piano Starts Here

• Art Tatum (1909–1956) is widely regarded as one of jazz’s greatest pianists, famed for extraordinary technique and harmonic innovation. (Britannica) ([britannica.com](https://www.britannica.com/biography/Art-Tatum?utm_source=openai))
• Piano Starts Here (Columbia, 1968) combines 1933 studio sides ('Tea for Two', 'St. Louis Blues', 'Tiger Rag', 'Sophisticated Lady') with a 1949 Shrine Auditorium live set. ([music.apple.com](https://music.apple.com/us/album/piano-starts-here/157401507?utm_source=openai))
• Major discography strands include The Genius of Art Tatum (Clef, early 1950s) and Norman Granz–produced Pablo solo/group masterwork series (Vols. 1–8; reissued 1990s–2006), plus related group sessions (Lionel Hampton, Ben Webster). ([en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Genius_of_Art_Tatum?utm_source=openai))
• 2025 discovery: a memorial Art Tatum concert took place Feb 17, 2025 at the University of Toledo (not a tour, but a dedicated memorial performance). ([news.utoledo.edu](https://news.utoledo.edu/index.php/02_10_2025/celebrated-jazz-pianist-to-perform-feb-17-art-tatum-memorial-concert))
• Grammy recognition includes a 1973 Grammy Award and later Grammy Hall of Fame status for legacy recordings. ([britannica.com](https://www.britannica.com/biography/Art-Tatum?utm_source=openai))
• Social media: there is no official Art Tatum social media presence (as a historic figure), with information and tributes primarily housed in museum/archival/jazz-history channels. ([britannica.com](https://www.britannica.com/biography/Art-Tatum?utm_source=openai))