Richard Dworsky

about

Richard Dworsky is one of those rare musicians who is so well rounded he can't easily be categorized. He's a classically trained pianist and composer who rocks, swings, plays great Blues and Gospel, tears it up on Hammond B3 organ and keeps up with world class pickers playing his unique "Bluegrass piano" style; who composes classical, theater, and film music; writes exquisite jazz ballads; and has the amazing ability to improvise compositions on the spot in virtually any style. For the last 16 years, he's been the pianist /music director for Garrison Keillor's A Prairie Home Companion, a live radio variety show with an audience of over 4 million in the USA, as well as overseas audiences on England's BBC, Australia’s ABC, and Armed Forces Radio. On the weekly shows, Richard provides original theatrical underscoring, leads The Guys All-Star Shoe Band, and performs as a featured soloist. A regular since 1986, he has accompanied Keillor and many of his guests including: James Taylor, Bonnie Raitt, Chet Atkins, Emmylou Harris, Carole King, Taj Mahal, The Everly Brothers, Yo-Yo Ma, Renée Fleming, Jerry Douglas, Mark O’Connor, Kristin Chenoweth, Shawn Colvin, and Mark Knopfler. He has appeared on many of Keillor's CDs (including five nominated for Grammys) and videos, and in TV specials on The Disney Channel, PBS, and the BBC. Richard frequently appears with Keillor in concerts throughout the United States and Europe as a duo, with orchestra, and with Keillor's Hopeful Gospel

top songs

albums

Back to the Garden

Piano Sampler

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Windows: 25 Years of Windham Hill Piano

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Windham Hill Chill

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Windham Hill Chill: Ambient Acoustic

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Windows--Windham Hill 25 Years of Piano

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Windham Hill Chill Out

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A Prairie Home Companion

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Windham Hill's Magic Piano

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Windows: Windham Hill 25 Years of Piano

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Windham Hill Chill: Ambient Acoustic Disc 2

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Windham Hill Chill: Acoustic [Disc 2]

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