Pianist/composer Ted Kooshian was born in San Jose, California, on October 8, 1961. He grew up in Livermore (East Bay area), from kindergarten through high school. He began playing piano in the 2nd grade, and started learning jazz in the 7th grade, after his music teacher played him a record of Oscar Peterson. He attended San Jose State College from 1979 through 1982, as a jazz performance music… Read more in Amazon's Ted Kooshian Store