Dave Grusin

The Profile

Dave Grusin is an American composer, pianist, arranger, and record producer known for jazz albums and acclaimed film/TV scores. He co-founded GRP Records and won the Academy Award for The Milagro Beanfield War.

American composer and jazz pianist; co-founder of GRP Records; Academy Award winner for The Milagro Beanfield War; recipient of multiple Grammy Awards; noted for film scores including The Graduate, Three Days of the Condor, On Golden Pond, Tootsie, and The Fabulous Baker Boys; also known for albums such as Mountain Dance and The Gershwin Connection; active since the 1950s.

A single, enthusiastic review praises a Dave Grusin best-of compilation. The listener highlights Grusin’s jazz core with influences from classical to South American folk, nods to his famous film scores, and singles out the bossa nova flavor of “Bossa Baroque.” Overall tone is curious, humorous, and very positive.