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Mike Garson and His 88 Friends (2019)

An improvised life

Genre : Documentary, Music

Runtime : 1H 41M

Director : Harry Bromley Davenport

Synopsis

An intimate documentary portrait of world-class improvisational and traditional pianist Mike Garson as he tours, performs, and teaches.

Actors

Mike Garson
Mike Garson
Self (piano)
Lori Bell
Lori Bell
Self (flute solo)
Clifford Slapper
Clifford Slapper
Self (biographer: 'Bowie's Piano Man')
Lori Loftus
Lori Loftus
Self (conductor Segerstrom Hall)
Boris Brott
Boris Brott
Self (conductor Kavli Hall)
Christopher Duma
Christopher Duma
Self (neurosurgeon) (as Dr. Christopher Duma)

Crews

Harry Bromley Davenport
Harry Bromley Davenport
Director
Harry Bromley Davenport
Harry Bromley Davenport
Producer
Mike Snyder
Mike Snyder
Associate Producer
Mike Garson
Mike Garson
Original Music Composer

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