Norman Amadio

Norman Amadio (born April 14, 1928, Timmins, Ontario, Canada – died January 21, 2020) was a Canadian jazz pianist, piano teacher, music coach, composer, arranger, session player, band leader and accompanist. For a span of fifty years he worked for the CBC as an orchestra leader and musical director for many TV series. In 1956, he became the first and only Canadian to play at the original Birdland in New York City and played opposite Duke Ellington.