Andy LaVerne is an American jazz pianist,composer, and arranger. He is a prolific recording artist and as a jazz educator has produced many instructional guides. 　　Born in New York City, LaVerne studied at Juilliard School of Music, Berklee College, and the New England Conservatory, and took private lessons from jazz pianist Bill Evans. LaVerne has worked with Frank Sinatra, Stan Getz, Woody Herman, Dizzy Gillespie, Chick Corea, Lionel Hampton, Michael Brecker and Elvin Jones. 　　A prolific recording artist, his projects as a leader number more than 50,including Intuition, a duo with saxophonist Jerry Bergonzi (SteepleChase), and Epiphany (ClaveBop).