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= John Burke (pianist) = John Burke (born December 2, 1988) is an American pianist and composer from Duluth, Georgia. He attended Oglethorpe University in Atlanta, Georgia, and graduated in 2011 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Spanish and Music.

Background
John was 15 when he began learning how to play the piano. Having been raised by a very musical father, David Burke, John quickly developed an obsession for the piano. John began taking formal lessons in high school, but only for about 2 years, and learned several pieces my Mozart and Beethoven. During his last semester of high school, having already developed a rudimentary foundation with the piano, John was asked to be the keyboardist for a friend's southern rock band, Vinyl. John played with Vinyl throughout high school and for several years of college,