Larry Goldings was born on August 28, 1968 in Boston, Massachusetts and Larry studied classical piano until the age of twelve. While in high school he attended a program at the Eastman School of Music and during this period Errol Garner, Oscar Peterson, Dave McKenna, Red Garland and Bill Evans were prime influences. As a young teenager, Larry studied privately with Ran Blake and Keith Jarrett.

Goldings moved to New York in 1986 to attend The New School and while in college he studied piano with Jaki Byard and Fred Hersch. As a freshman…