American composer, arranger, producer, pianist, and educator Don Grusin is an accomplished Grammy Award-winning musician with a bent toward crossover styles of music from jazz to pop with a specific interest in the music of Brazil and Latin America. The younger brother of pianist Dave Grusin, Grusin grew up in Colorado. By age 6, he was taking piano lessons and gaining exposure to an eclectic mix of music; whether it be classical via his violinist father, jazz via his older brother, country & western via the local music scene, or R&B via radio.
Although music was his focus, ...