Kenny Drew Jr. (born 1958) began taking classical piano lessons at the age of four. Later he switched to jazz and played with Stanley Jordan, Slide Hampton and in the Mingus Big Band, among others. Since the early 1990s he has been making records under his own name and performing with both classical and jazz repertoire. His qualities as a jazz pianist can be heard on the CD "Secrets", which he
… recorded with bassist Lynn Seaton and drummer Marvin 'Smitty' Smith. With his fluid style, influenced by Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock and Bill Evans, he plays some of his own uptempo, as well as calmer, more lyrical pieces and four covers, including Corea's "Mirror mirror" and his dads (Kenny Drew sr.) "Images ". (W.vd.Z.) _more