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= Esther Blue = Esther Blue (born in 1969) is an American jazz instrumentalist and played the piano and keyboards for multiple jazz and classical groups. Blue toured across America, Germany, and East Asia playing jazz with various different groups. Esther Blue led her own groups in New York City.

Early Life
Born in Manhattan. Esther Blue played the keyboard and the piano in several different groups and venues. She learned classical piano from Jack Riley at Turtle Bay Music School. Jack Riley also taught Esther Blue jazz piano when Blue was eleven years old. Esther Blue attended Queens College where she majored classical piano before transferring to Mannes College of Music and majored in music theory.

Career
Esther Blue played in several different jazz clubs in the 1980s such as the: The Blue Note, Sweet Basil, and Knickerbockers. She also performed in the GreenWich Village Festival in 1987. Esther played at hotels during her Singapore tour with Sabrina Carnesi in the 1980s.

Works
Esther Blue was a finalist in the 1987 Hennessy Jazz Competition and received college scholarships to play music.