Terry William Trotter (born October 5, 1940) is an American jazz pianist and piano teacher living in Los Angeles.
[4] He has recorded with such artists as Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Natalie Cole, Celine Dion, Larry Carlton, and many others.
[7][8][a] At age four, he started studying piano, but by the time he was entering adolescence, Trotter's interest in music as a whole had all but vanished.
"My mom found a piano teacher whose style was very Teddy Wilson / jazz-inspired.
A few years later, when it came time to decide which area to focus on professionally, newly acquired acquaintance Leonid Hambro had some helpful advice:Between his classical training and his growing reputation as a quick study, Trotter had little trouble finding work, whether in the studio or on the road.