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John F. Mehegan, a jazz pianist, teacher and author whose four-volume work, 'Jazz Improvisation,' is one of the most widely used publications for teaching jazz piano, died of a brain tumor Tuesday at Waveny Care Center in New Canaan, Conn. Mr. Mehegan, who was 67 years old, maintained a studio in Westport for 20 years but had moved to Rowayton shortly before his death.

Mr. Mehegan, who was born in Hartford on June 6, 1916, was a self- taught pianist who learned to play from player piano rolls. After studying at the Julius Hartt School of Music in Hartford, he came to New York in 1941 and began a performing career that took him to the Hickory House, the Composer, Birdland, the Drake Room and other nightclubs.

He became a teaching assistant to the jazz pianist Teddy Wilson at the Metropolitan Music School in 1945, and from 1947 until 1964 he taught jazz at the Juilliard School. He was also a jazz instructor at Columbia Teachers College and at the University of Bridgeport and was a lecturer in jazz improvisation at the Yale School of Music.

He began his writing career in 1952 with an instructional series on 'How to Play Jazz Piano' for Metronome magazine. He wrote a dozen instructional books in addition to his four-volume 'Jazz Improvisation.' He was jazz critic from 1957 to 1960 for The New York Herald Tribune and from 1961 to 1962 for WNYC. Offstage Broadway Pianist

As the 'blue pianist' in 'A Streetcar Named Desire,' Mr. Mehegan was an unseen presence offstage playing throughout its three-season run on Broadway a score that he wrote for the Tennessee Williams play.

In addition to making his own recordings on the Savoy and Columbia labels, he made records with Billie Holiday, Charles Mingus, Lionel Hampton, Slam Stewart and Dinah Washington.

Mr. Mehegan continued to play until last summer at the River Cafe and the United Nations Hotel in New York and at Seascope and Dameons in Westport. On March 23, when it was known that he had a terminal illness, a concert in his honor attended by more than 600 people was held at Symphony Space. The performers included Gerry Mulligan, Dave Brubeck, Jill McManus and Larry Willis. The actor Michael Moriarty, who had studied piano with Mr. Mehegan, was master of ceremonies.

Mr. Mehegan, whose three marriages all ended in divorce, is survived by five children - Cary and Getchen Mehegan of Toronto and Sean, Eben and Tara Mehegan of Westport. A musical memorial service will be held at the Unitarian Church, 10 Lyons Plains Road, Westport, on Sunday at 2 P.M.

Jazz Improvisation Trumpet

John Francis Mehegan (June 6, 1916 – April 3, 1984) was an American jazz pianist, lecturer and critic.

Early life[edit]

Mehegan was born in Hartford, Connecticut, on June 6, 1916, although he sometimes gave the year as 1920.^[1] He began playing the violin in 1926 and played for seven years without enjoying it.^[1] He initially taught himself to play the piano by matching his fingers to the notes played on a player piano.^[1] He went on to study at the Hartt School of Music in Hartford.^[1] He had gigs in the Massachusetts area, and then moved to New York in 1941.^[2]

Later life and career[edit]

In New York, Mehegan played in clubs.^[1] He recorded four quartet tracks as a leader for Savoy Records in 1945.^[1][2] In the same year, he became teaching assistant to pianist Teddy Wilson in the jazz department at the Metropolitan Music School,^[3] and became the head of its jazz department in 1946; a position he held for around a decade.^[1] He also taught at the Juilliard School of Music (1947–64), Columbia University Teachers College (1958 to 1961 or 1962), the University of Bridgeport (1968–77) and Yale University (1974–83).^[1]

He wrote the incidental music for A Streetcar Named Desire which he performed on Broadway for two years.^[3] Mehegan was questioned by the House Un-American Activities Committee, where he was an uncooperative witness.^[4] He was the jazz critic for the New York Herald Tribune from 1957 to 1960.^[3] 'A summer concert, lecture, and research tour of South Africa in 1959 was cut short because he encouraged black musicians, but while there he recorded with the group which was about to become the Jazz Epistles'.^[1] His final recordings, as a trio, were made in 1960.^[2]

He wrote numerous books on jazz, including the Jazz Improvisation series, which sets out the basic principles of jazz,^[5] and was published between 1959 and 1965.^[1]

Advanced mp3 catalog pro serial. The American composer Leonard Bernstein dedicated a piano composition to Mehegan in his 1948 collection Four Anniversaries.^[6] Mehegan died in New Canaan, Connecticut, on April 3, 1984.^[1]

Discography[edit]

• 1952 From Barrelhouse to Bop (Perspective) - with Charles Mingus
• 1954 The First Mehegan (Savoy)
• 1955 The John Mehegan Trio/Quartet (Savoy) - with Charles Mingus & Kenny Clarke
• 1955 A Pair of Pianos (Savoy)- with Eddie Costa & Vinnie Burke
• 1956 How I Play Jazz Piano (Savoy)
• 1959 Casual Affair

With Chuck Wayne

• The Jazz Guitarist (Savoy, 1954 [1956])

Techniques, studies & etudes for piano[edit]

• Contemporary Styles for the Jazz Pianist, in 3 books (1964–70)
• Famous Jazz Style Piano Folio - with instruction on how to play jazz piano (1958)
• Jazz Improvisation (1959-65)
  • • Vol. 1: Tonal and rhythmic principles (1959)
    • Vol. 2: Jazz rhythm and the improvised line (1962)
    • Vol. 3: Swing and early progressive piano styles (1964)
    • Vol. 4: Contemporary piano styles (1965)
• The Jazz Pianist, in 3 books: Studies in the art and practice of jazz improvisation (1960–61)
• Styles for the Jazz Pianist, in 3 books (1962–63)
• Studies in Jazz Harmony (1962)

Original compositions for piano[edit]

• Jazz Bourree (1960)
• Jazz Preludes (1962)
• Vienna Woodshed, a jazz waltz for piano 4-hands (1965)
• Jazz Caper, jazz originals for piano 4-hands (1965)

References[edit]

1. ^ ^abcdefghijkKernfeld, Barry (2003), Mehegan, John (Francis), Grove Music Online. Oxford Music Online. Oxford University Press, retrieved December 19, 2018
2. ^ ^abcYanow, Scott. 'John Mehegan'. AllMusic. Retrieved December 19, 2018.Cite web requires website= (help)
3. ^ ^abcWilson, John S. (April 5, 1984) 'John Mehegan, Jazz Pianist; Wrote 4-Volume Textbook' New York Times p D30
4. ^Porter, Russell (April 10, 1957) 'Inquiry Charges Red Link in Music' New York Times, p 18L
5. ^Dunscomb, Richard J. & Hill Jr., Willie L. (2002) Jazz Pedagogy Alfred Music Publishing, p336
6. ^Allmusic