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Pianist Dave McKenna, 78, known for solo jazz work

Dave McKenna, a jazz pianist who began his career as a big-band sideman but became best known for his distinctive solo playing, with a powerful left hand that made a bass player seem unnecessary, died Saturday. He was 78.

The cause was lung cancer, said his companion, Liz Muir of Brookline,....

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