Eddie Higgins
Born on February 21, 1932, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Eddie Higgins was a jazz
pianist, composer, and orchestrator. He began piano studies with his mom and
eventually moved to Evanston, Illinois to attend the Northwestern University
School of Music. He began his professional career in nearby Chicago where he
performed at the city’s most prestigious venues including the London House,
where he performed with jazz legends such as Coleman Hawkins, Cannonball
Adderley, Bill Evans, Stan Getz, Dizzy Gillespie, Wes Montgomery, Oscar
Peterson, and George Shearing. Eddie Higgins formed a...
