Erroll Garner

A critical genetic link between ragtime and bebop, Erroll Garner was one of the most stylistically distinct jazz pianists of the 1940s, ’50s, and ’60s. Beloved by audiences and revered by fellow musicians, Garner’s accomplishments transcended his art. But, for better or worse, he was most associated with one, single word.

Physicists have long postulated time travel as possible, at least theoretically. But why live in theory when you can now pick up a copy of Erroll Garner’s Symphony Hall Concert and instantly transport yourself back to Boston’s Symphony Hall in January 1959.

The Erroll Garner Jazz Project is collaborating on a deep, retrospective reissue of the composer and piano prodigy's live work, marking his 100th birthday in September.

"We came together to invigorate Erroll's musical legacy," says Susan Rosenberg, who inherited Garner's archive. The project will release unheard material from the pianist and composer.