: History ▁of ▁Central ▁America ▁Category : History ▁of ▁the ▁Car ib bean ▁Category : Pol it ics ▁of ▁Central ▁America ▁Category : Pol it ics ▁of ▁the ▁Car ib bean <0x0A> </s> ▁Den ver ▁Old ham ▁( Se ptember ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁– ▁May ▁ 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 ) ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁concert ▁pian ist ▁and ▁recording ▁artist . ▁A ▁Stein way ▁Art ist , ▁he ▁had ▁to ▁his ▁credit ▁twelve ▁European ▁concert ▁t ours , ▁two ▁South ▁American ▁concert ▁t ours , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁numerous ▁domestic ▁performances . ▁He ▁recorded ▁ten ▁albums , ▁pay ing ▁special ▁attention ▁to ▁the ▁works ▁of ▁neglect ed ▁American ▁compos ers . ▁He ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Long ▁Island , ▁New ▁York ▁to ▁Scottish ▁imm igr ants . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Den ver ▁Old ham ▁first ▁began ▁formal ▁piano ▁less ons ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁five ▁with ▁Ed na ▁Dal ton ▁after ▁his ▁kind erg arten ▁teacher ▁discovered ▁him ▁impro vis ing ▁on ▁nur ser y ▁rh ym es . ▁By ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁twelve ▁he ▁was ▁performing ▁with ▁sym phon ies ▁in ▁the ▁Long ▁Island ▁area ▁regularly , ▁and ▁he ▁soon ▁held ▁his ▁first ▁public ▁solo ▁rec ital ▁at ▁the ▁beh est ▁of ▁the ▁Music ▁Education ▁League . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁Old ham ▁graduated ▁from ▁the ▁Ju illi ard ▁School ▁of ▁Music , ▁where ▁he ▁studied ▁under ▁Joseph ▁Blo ch ▁and ▁L eland ▁Thompson . ▁He ▁subsequently ▁studied ▁in ▁London ▁with ▁D ame ▁My ra