Kenny Drew Jr. (1958-2014)

Kenny Drew Jr., son of hard bop pianist Kenny Drew and an impeccable jazz pianist in his own right who could play with dashing swing, breathtaking control and lush romanticism, died on August 3. He was 56.

Drew—whose very name placed him in the shadow of his father, who died August 4, 1993—focused initially on classical and then pop before he began recor…