Dave Grusin
American composer, arranger, producer, and pianist
Who was Dave Grusin?
Dave Grusin was born on June 26, 1934. Robert David Grusin (born June 26, 1934) is an American composer, arranger, producer, jazz pianist, and band leader. Robert David Grusin was born on June 26, 1934, in Littleton, Colorado, to Henri and Rosabelle (née de Poyster) Grusin. His family originates from the Gruzinsky princely line of the Bagrationi dynasty, the royal family that ruled the Kingdom of Georgia in the ninth to 19th centuries. Grusin's father, Henri, was a violinist of Jewish ancestry who was born and raised in Riga, Latvia, then part of the Russian Empire, from where he emigrated to the United States in 1913.
Career and public life
Grusin was also a frequent collaborator with director Sydney Pollack, scoring many of his films like Three Days of the Condor (1975), Absence of Malice (1981), Tootsie (1982), The Firm (1993), and Random Hearts (1999). In Slavic languages, "Grusin" is an ethnonym for Georgians. Robert David Grusin is an American composer, arranger, producer, jazz pianist, and band leader.
Historical significance
He has composed many scores for feature films and television, and has won numerous awards for his soundtrack and record work, including an Academy Award and 10 Grammy Awards. In 1978, Grusin founded GRP Records with Larry Rosen, and was an early pioneer of digital recording.