He began teaching himself piano at 15 , and by 1915 had become a noted pianist and was already influencing younger musicians , including Meade Lux Lewis and Albert Ammons .
He was a well known pianist by 1915 , and influenced younger musicians , such as Meade Lux Lewis and Albert Ammons .
Between 1995 and 2000 she spent performing and studying chamber music at the Marlboro Music Festival in Vermont , and in 1996 she served as an artist and a member of the chamber music mentoring program of The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center .