Jazz Pianist Mike Wofford died September 19, 2025

Michael (Mike) Wofford — A Life at the Keyboard Michael Wofford — usually billed as Mike Wofford — carved a singular path through American jazz: a pianist whose acute musical sensitivity made him a musician’s musician, and whose work as an accompanist placed him in the rare company of singers and instrumentalists who demanded both technical command and empathetic restraint. Born February 28, 1938, in San Antonio and raised in Southern California, Wofford’s career spanned more than six decades. He died September 19, 2025, at the age of 87. Early Life and Musical Formation Mike Wofford grew up in San…
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