death_date death_place birth_place background birth_date instrument genre article_title name occupation
25 october 2006 pittsburgh , pennsylvania united states pittsburgh , pennsylvania united states solo_singer 03 july 1926 piano jazz walt harper
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walt harper

walt harper -lrb- july 3 , 1926 -- october 25 , 2006 -rrb- was an american jazz pianist and influential nightclub owner .
harper 's international reputation and musical ties attracted some of the greatest names in jazz to his hometown of pittsburgh , pennsylvania , where they would perform at the nightclubs he owned and the jazz festivals he produced .
