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Misha Pekar is a multidisciplinary musician, director and educator who can be found performing classical, jazz, musical theater and popular music around the Charleston area, Ohm Radio writes. After graduating from the College of Charleston with a double major in piano performance and arts management, Pekar has performed with Charleston Stage, The North Charleston Pops, The Footlight Players, Charleston Jazz and more. From teaching piano at Ashley Hall to leading Forte Jazz Lounge’s Sunday jams, you can find Misha involved in a little bit of everything. In no particular order, here are his top 5 albums:

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The Awakening by Ahmad Jamal
The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady by Charles Mingus
Selling England by The Pound by Genesis
After Bach by Brad Mehldau
Trilogy by Emerson, Lake & Palmer


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