JOHN BEASLEY
Post-Fusion Contemporary / Progressive Big Band / Pop/Art Song/Folk / Fusion • United States
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Pianist, composer, arranger: John Beasley’s career brims with accomplishments that bridge musical and visual media. An uncommonly versatile pianist, he has backed such jazz icons as Miles Davis and Freddie Hubbard – playing in the bands of both these trumpet greats while still in his 20s – as well as with Dianne Reeves, Steely Dan, Chaka Khan, Carly Simon, Christian McBride (and even, for one night, with James Brown). His extensive work as a composer-arranger extends way beyond jazz, with many credits in television and film– including a host of movies scored by multiple Oscar nominee Thomas Newman – that have earned him five GRAMMY® nominations and an Emmy nod along the way.
The son of a professional bassoonist, Beasley started writing his own arrangements while still in junior high school. These caught the attention of Jimmy Lyons, founder of the Monterey Jazz Festival, who recommended him for a scholarship at
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Cauldron
Post-Fusion Contemporary
1992
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Surfacing
Post-Fusion Contemporary
2001
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Nuances
Post-Fusion Contemporary
2006
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Positootly!
Post-Fusion Contemporary
2009
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Holidaze
Pop/Art Song/Folk
2022
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