Easley Blackwood Jr. as "Introducing Easley Blackwood". His father, Easley Blackwood Sr., was a noted contract bridge player and writer. Easley Blackwood Jr. Easley Blackwood (born April 21, 1933) is an American professor of music, a concert pianist, a composer of music, some using unusual tunings, and the author of books on music theory, including his research into the properties of microtonal tunings and traditional harmony. Blackwood was born in Indianapolis, Indiana. He studied piano there and was doing solo appearances at the age of 14 with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra. After studies at many places (including Yale University, where he earned his
Mackenzie Blackwood contract with the New Jersey Devils, who drafted him in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft, on December 30, 2015. After playing for the Devils American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, Blackwood was assigned to the Adirondack Thunder, the Devils ECHL team, on January 1, 2018. Blackwood began the 2018–19 season with the Devils AHL affiliate, Binghamton Devils. He was recalled to the NHL on December 17, after goaltender Cory Schneider was placed on injured reserve. Blackwood made his NHL debut the following night in a 7–2 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs. He replaced started Keith Kinkaid in the third period