pulse… great, greasy lines by Beasley…a fun romp ...more bite than a An original artist with a highly expressive and personal style, veteran pianist/composer/arranger John Beasley's music career spans three decades. Voyage, but contagious and tasks of anyone associated with today's International Jazz Day, the celebration —Amazon 5 Solid Stars!
Jeff Watts, Bennie Maupin, James Genus - Resonance Records Grammy nominated Letter to Herbie Jeff Watts, Roy Hargrove, Christian McBride - Resonance Records One LIVE Night Gary Novak, Dave Carpenter, Carlos Del Puerto – BFM Jazz Nuances solo piano - EWE Japan Surfacing Vinnie Colaiuta, Robert Hurst - EWE Japan, BFM Jazz Cauldron John Patittucci, Bill Summers, Rickey Minor, Peter Erskine - Windham Hill (producer Walter Becker) A Change of Heart John Patittucci, Terri Lynn Carrington, Freddie Washington - Windham Hill (producer Walter Becker) 10/10:The Music of Thelonious Monk John Beasley and Steve Cardenas,TDK Japan Commotion 2: Sampler of Windham Hill Jazz – Windham Hill Mose the Fireman (book on tape, narrator Michael Keaton, music by John Beasley and Walter Becker) GUEST CONDUCTOR Brussels Jazz Orchestra, Blue House Orchestra (Sweden), Russian Jazz Orchestra, Knoxville Jazz Orchestra, upcoming: HR Big Band (Frankfurt), college big bands, including Juiliard, Rutgers, U of Miami/Frost, Manhattan School of Music, University of South Florida playing the music of MONK’estra MUSIC DIRECTOR, CONCERTS AND TOURS • International Jazz Day galas: upcoming St Petersburb (2018), Havana (2017), White House (DC) 2016, Paris 2015+2012, Osaka 2014, Istanbul 2013 • New Orleans Tri-Centennial Celeb Concert, 2018 • Quincy Jones Celebration @ Lincoln Center 2018 • Dianne Reeves Many Rivers Civil Rights concert 2016 • Thelonious Monk Institute Tribute galas: Quincy Jones 2015, Bill Clinton 2014, George Duke 2013, 25th Anniversary Gala Tribute to Aretha Franklin 2012 • Tribute to George Duke, MD and co-producer with Darlene Chan/Festival West at Playboy Jazz Festival and Capitol Jazz Festival • Jazz and Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Disney Hall: Youth Concert series: Host/MD/Bandleader 2011 + 2014 • Steely Dan Art Crimes world tour • Queen Latifah’s Travelin’ Lite 40-city US Tour • AR Rahman (Slumdog Millionaire composer) Jai Ho world tour • Carly Simon Aboard the Queen Mary PBS TV piano and conductorRECORD PRODUCER Dr.Um Second Opinion Peter Erskine and John Beasley (co-producers), Bob Sheppard, Ben Shepherd (2016) Dr.Um + Lost Pages Peter Erskine and John Beasley (co-producers) Janek Gwizdala, Bob Sheppard, Larry Koonse, Aaron Serfaty, Jack Fletcher –Fuzzy Music (2016) Grammy nominated A Twist of Rit Lee Ritenour and John Beasley (co-producers) – Concord Records EWE Records: Yosvany Terry Metamorphis, Chie Ayado:Time, Shine, Life, Yota Miyazato Colors Miscellaneous: Bob Sheppard, Woong SanFILM AND TV COMPOSER, PERFORMER – selected list: • Films: James Bond: Spectre + Skyfall, Finding Dory + Finding Nemo, Get on Up (James Brown), Exotic Marigold Hotel I + II, He called me Malala, Wall-E, Shawshank Redemption, Godfather III, and 100+ films as drum/synthesizer programmer and pianist • TV: 2016 National Democratic Convention underscore, Touchstone TV logo, Award-winning TV series: Fame, Cheers, Family Ties, Star Trek: Next Generation • Commercials: Oldsmobile, Blockbuster, Hyundai, Toyota, Dodge and 100+MUSIC DIRECTOR, TV SHOWS • International Jazz Day in Cuba – BET 2017 • Jazz at the White House – 2016 Emmy Nomination for Best Music Direction - ABC • Sports Illustrated Swimsuit: 50 Years of Beautiful, MD and theme composer - NBC 2014 • American Idol (multi-platinum Carrie Underwood victory in 2005, Associate Music Director) FOX 2005 • American Idol Lead Arranger FOX 2015 -2016 • Sing Your Face Off - ABC 2014 • Duets with John Legend, Kelly Clarkson, Robin Thicke, Jennifer Nettles - ABC 2012 • Search for the Next Pussycat Dolls - CW 2007 • Carly Simon A Moonlight Serenade aboard Queen Mary, Conductor - PBS 2005ARRANGER ON PERFORMANCES AND ALBUMS AND MUSIC DIRECTOR REALITY TV SHOWS • Rhianna VMA performance 2016, Robert Glasper performance African American Museum 2016 Opening Concert ABC TV, SR Big Band Stuttgart-Germany, Luckman Jazz Orchestra • TV shows: American Idol (2005-2016), The Tonight Show, VHI Divas special, The Winner Is, America’s Got Talent, Singing Bee, Duets, Search for the Next Pussy Cat DollAWARDS AND HONORS • 4 GRAMMY® nominations: MONK’estra Vol.
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dazzling melodic runs with staccato perfunctory harmonic statements that then Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Eddie Palmieri, Robert Glasper, Ramsey Lewis, Manhattan School of Music 1 and MONK’estra Vol.
Al Capps, John Beasley, Mark Levang, Mitchel Forman: Al Capps, John Beasley, Mark Levang, Mitchel Forman - Solos/ Piano Scoring -VOL 2 (CD, Album) The Who Did That Music Library: TL … CD REVIEWS: In his teens he played guitar, saxophone, drums, oboe, and piano. Beasley hits us dead center with studio-smart takes on Monk’s deep book… features rapid-fire surprises, spiky
Beasley's credits read like a who's who list in the music world; he has performed or recorded with Miles Davis, Freddie Hubbard, Carly Simon, Chaka Khan, and James Brown. Tell us why you would like to improve the Beasley seamlessly shaped that concert – starring Sting, Aretha Franklin, Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Kurt Elling, and Joey Alexander – into a televised night of swing and celebration, garnering his Emmy nomination in the process. is as beautiful as ever and is rendered in a 5/4 tempo that is a
—LaJazz.com section “Beasley is a very clever arranger who works his charts hard, and this album is continuously surprising… an