Pianist, actor and television host Harry Connick, Jr. was born in New Orleans on September 11, 1967. He began playing piano at age 3, made his debut public performance at 5 and his first record with a local jazz band at age 10. He performed Beethoven’s Piano Concerto #3 with the New Orleans Symphony Orchestra when he was only nine years old. He studied music at Loyola University, Hunter College and the Manhattan School of Music.

Harry Connick, Jr. signed with Columbia Records and made his first record with them in 1987. Cleverly titled “Harry Connick, Jr.,” it consisted mostly of standards and was purely instrumental. Connick introduced vocals on his second album and began to become recognized in the jazz world during bookings at several New York clubs in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Harry provided the music for the 1989 movie “When Harry Met Sally” and won a Grammy for his work. He introduced his big band in 1990.

Connick made his acting debut in 1990 in the movie “Memphis Belle,” and has appeared in numerous movies and television programs since including a recurring role on the NBC comedy “Will and Grace” between 2002 and 2006. Additionally, he has been involved in numerous Broadway shows and has contributed music for the soundtracks of several movies. Recently he appeared as Daddy Warbucks in the production of “Annie Live!” After Hurricane Katrina devastated his hometown of New Orleans in 2005, Connick teamed up with Branford Marsalis to lead the effort to create the Musician’s Village.

Here is a link to Harry Connick, Jr. singing and playing Ellington’s Don’t Get Around Much Anymore:

"DON'T GET AROUND MUCH ANYMORE"