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Frank Hewitt Was A Fixture On The New York Jazz Scene Since The Mid-Fifties. Over The Years He Played Regularly With Cecil Payne Howard McGhee Charles Davis And The Late Saxophone Legend Clarence "C" Sharpe. He Was The Featured Artist At Smalls For Over Eight Years Until His Passing On September 5th 2002 At Age 66. He Appeared In The Living Theater's Landmark Production Of "The Connection " And Played With Billie Holiday Dinah Washington John Coltrane Among A Long List Of Notables. Musicians Acknowledge Him As A Master And The Most Under-Recognized Bebop Pianist Of His Generation. His Influences Were Elmo Hope Bud Powell And Thelonious Monk. At Smalls He Influenced A Generation Of Contemporary Artists And Pianists From Around The World Came To Hear Him. His Few Recordings Are Among The Most Sought-After Collector's Items Among Musicians In New York. read less