Jeff Gardner, born on October 23, 1953, in New York City, is an American jazz
pianist, composer, educator, and author. Gardner studied under Jaki Byard, Don
Friedman, and John Lewis, and studied harmony under Nadia Boulanger. Gardner
released the debut album Second Home (1994) alongside Rick Margitza, Nelson
Varas, Riccardo Del Fra, and Simon Goubert. Gardner followed with The Music Must
Change: Jazz Compositions Inspired by the Works of Paul Auster (1999), the solo
piano recording Spirit Call (2001), and Continuum (2002) with Billy Hart and
Eddie Gomez. Relocating to Brazil in 2...