American jazz pianist.

Born : about 1928, St. Petersburg, Florida.
Died : 1960 in Cairo, Egypt.

Highly regarded by his contemporaries but unrecognized otherwise, Dennard was known for his virtuoso technique and harmonic ideas. Recruited by Lionel Hampton with whose orchestra he mainly worked as pianist in the 1950`s. Recorded a handful of small group sides before his untimely death overseas.