Please answer the following question: What key details about mike ledonne  can be extracted from the following bio?  Bio: michael ledonne -lrb- born 1956 in bridgeport , connecticut -rrb- is a jazz pianist and organist known for post-bop and hard bop . his parents ran a music store and his father was a jazz guitarist . he played with his father at gigs from the age of ten . at 21 he graduated from the new england conservatory of music and moved to new york city , playing with the widespread depression jazz orchestra . in 1988 he had his recording debut and joined milt jackson 's quartet . he performed with the band for 11 years and eventually became the quartet 's musical director . he has also worked with many of the masters of jazz history - benny goodman , sonny rollins , bobby hutcherson , art farmer , dizzy gillespie , and others . he currently works with benny golson -lrb- since 1996 -rrb- and performs under his own name all over the world . ledonne is also known as one of the leading players of the hammond b3 organ . he has made 4 recordings as a leader on organ , was nominated for best keyboards 2012 but the jazz journalists association and won the downbeat critic 's poll for `` rising star '' on organ . since 2001 he has performed every tuesday evening at smoke jazz club in new york city . jazz pianist oscar peterson has described ledonne as `` one of the most promising and talented pianists of this era . ''
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- instrument is piano , hammond organ- years active is 1988 -- present- birth name is michael ledonne- genre is jazz- birth date is 11 may 1956- name is mike ledonne- background is non_vocal_instrumentalist- label is criss cross , savant- birth place is bridgeport , connecticut , u.s.