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Eli Wood
Horace Silver
Horace Silver was born on September 2, 1928. His real name is Horace Ward Martin Taveres Silva. His father was named John Taveres Silva. Horace was born in Norwalk Connecticut. When he was young he played the tenor saxaphone but he later switched to piano. His tenor saxaphone playing was mainly inspired by Lester Young and his piano playing by Bud Powell. While in Hartford, Connectict, Horace and his band was noticed by Stan Getz. He took them on tour and he later recorded their first three songs with them. Throughout his career he recorded with many different artists including Gene Ramey, Culy Russell, and Percy Heath. While in New York he formed the Jazz Messengers with Art Blakey on drums. He also signed with the recording company Blue Note. His Lusophone backround tied into his music alot and was in a lot of the songs he wrote. In 1963, he created a new group with Joe Henderson on tenor and Carmell Jones on trumpet. This was the group that recorded Song For My Father. Later that group split and Tyrone Washington took Henderson's place and Woody Shaw filled the trumpet spot. He went on after that to write music and continue to impress anyone who saw him perform. Now he lives in California and is surrounded by loving devoted family. In 2005, Horace was honered with recieving the President's Merit Award from the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Horace Silver will always be honored as a pioneer of the style of hard-bop and an amazing jazz performer and composer.
