Albert George Shearing (né le 13 août 1919 à Londres et mort le 14 février 2011 à New York1) est un pianiste anglais, aussi accordéoniste, compositeur et chef d'orchestre de jazz.
Aveugle de naissance, il est célèbre pour son utilisation du block chord, une technique de piano consistant à jouer les mélodies en accords.
Il débarque à New York en 1947.
Il meurt à New York, le 14 février 2011, à 91 ans.
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Discographie de George Shearing
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1949 : September in the rain
1951 : An Evening with George Shearing Quintet
1952 : I Hear Music
1955 : George Shearing Caravan (MGM)
1955 : The Shearing Spell (Capitol)
1956 : Velvet Carpet (Capitol)
1956 : Latin Escapade (Capitol)
1957 : Black Satin (Capitol)
1958 - George Shearing and Dakota Station : In The Night (Capitol)
1958 : Burnished Brass (Capitol)
1958 : Latin Lac...
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The band, featuring George on vibes, Roger Heeley on piano, Trevor Davis on guitar, Steve Gayley on bass and Natasha Buxton on drums, is a regular visitor to the club and most recently performed a tribute to George Shearing.
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... First Baptist Church in Elkin on Saturday at 4 pm The group will perform Sunday at the First Baptist Church in Mount Airy at 4 pm This year's concerts will feature selections from the "Songs and Sonnets" by American jazz composer George Shearing.
D'autres suivront, particulièrement le pianiste George Shearing, un Anglais immigré aux Etats-Unis avec lequel Toots joue pendant sept années : « Il était blanc et aveugle, son groupe était l'un des premiers ensembles mixtes ; le vibraphoniste, ...
(Toots, by the way, was originally a professional guitarist, and it is said that after hearing him with George Shearing in Hamburg in 1960, John Lennon went out and bought his Rickenbacker 325.) Thielemans moved to the US in the early 1950s, ...
He performed with such renowned jazz artists as Stephane Grappelli and George Shearing, accompanied singers Frank Sinatra, Rosemary Clooney and Judy Garland, and was a regular on BBC broadcasts in the 1940s and 1950s.
... Jazz Ensemble will be performing arrangements of many classic jazz standards including George Gershwin's Fascinating Rhythm and But Not For Me, as well as Lullaby of Birdland by George Shearing (who received an honorary degree from DePauw in 2001).
On "Free and Easy," Kosins sings a soft-shoe duet with rhythm guitar; later the vocals give way to a vibes-guitar-piano ensemble that recalls the so-called Shearing sound created by the late pianist George Shearing. On Johnny Mandel's "Hershey's Kisses ...
Recognized as an extremely talented and versatile musician, he crafted arrangements for Cal Tjader, George Shearing, Diane Schuur, Natalie Cole, Chaka Khan and Rufus, The Jacksons, Earl Klugh, Prince, Robert Palmer, Paul McCartney, Michael Jackson, ...
If you can tell something about a musician by the company he keeps, here are just a few of the names that appear on the album: George Shearing, JJ Johnson, McCoy Tyner, Cal Tjader, Bucky Pizzarelli, Grady Tate, Clark Terry, Dick Hyman. I could go on, ...
Thèmes associés
Art, Musique, Accordéoniste, Artiste, Chef d'orchestre, Compositeur, Musicien, Pianiste.
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