Skinny Hightower
American jazz pianist
Jason Carroll (born November 12, 1985), known professionally as Skinny Hightower, is an American jazz pianist. In 2020, his album Blue Moon finished as the 14th overall smooth jazz album on the Smooth Jazz Year End Top 100 Album Chart. In the same year, his single "Bittersweet" finished as the sixth overall single on the 2020 Billboard Year-End charts for Smooth Jazz Airplay Songs. Two singles from Blue Moon, the title track "Blue Moon" and "Now or Never", finished 36th and 38th respectively on the 2021 Billboard Year-End charts for Smooth Jazz Airplay Songs. Hightower was also the number seven artist on the 2021 Billboard Year-End Smooth Jazz Airplay Artists list. Hightower's singles "Blue Moon," "Now or Never," and "Taboo" all reached number one on the Smooth Jazz Airplay Billboard charts.
"Blue Moon" also reached number one on the Smooth Jazz Network Top 20 singles chart. In 2026, his single "Red Lights" peaked at number two on the Smooth Jazz Airplay Billboard charts.
Early life
Hightower was born in Wichita, Kansas on November 12, 1985. Hightower's interest in music began at age two when he would sit on his father's lap and play the drums.
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