Victor Feldman
English recording artist; jazz musician, vibraphonist (1934–1987)
Victor Stanley Feldman (7 April 1934 – 12 May 1987) was an English jazz musician who played mainly piano, vibraphone, and percussion. He began performing professionally during childhood, eventually earning acclaim in the UK jazz scene as an adult. Feldman emigrated to the United States in the mid-1950s, where he continued working in jazz and also as a session musician with a variety of pop and rock performers.
Early life
Feldman was born in Edgware on 7 April 1934. He caused a sensation as a musical prodigy when he was discovered, aged seven. His family were all musical and his father founded the Feldman Swing Club in London in 1942 to showcase his talented sons. Feldman performed from a young age; from 1941 to 1947 he played drums in a trio with his brothers; when he was nine he took up piano; when he was 14 started playing vibraphone. He featured in the films King Arthur Was a Gentleman (1942) and Theatre Royal (1943). In 1944, he was featured at a concert with Glenn Miller's AAAF band, as "Kid Krupa" (in reference to drummer Gene Krupa). He also took a prominent role in the musical Piccadilly Hayride (1946–1948).
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