John Beasley | |
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| Birth name | John Rule Beasley |
| Born | October 10, 1960 Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instruments | Piano, keyboards |
| Years active | 1980–present |
| Labels | Windham Hill, Resonance, Mack Avenue |
| Associated acts | Sergio Mendes, Freddie Hubbard, |
| Website | johnbeasleymusic |
John Rule Beasley (born October 10, 1960)[1] is a jazz pianist, bandleader, and producer of music for film and television.
Career
Beasley was born in Shreveport, Louisiana, and grew up in Texas. His parents and his grandfather taught music.[2] In his teens he played guitar, saxophone, drums, oboe, and piano.[2] During the 1970s, he performed jazz and R&B in Los Angeles.[2] He toured with Sergio Mendes, then worked as a studio musician.[2] For several years he was a member of band led by Freddie Hubbard.[2] In 1992 his album Cauldron was released by Windham Hill.[2]
Discography
- Cauldron (Windham Hill, 1992)
- A Change of Heart (Windham Hill, 1993)
- Surfacing (Beasley Music, 2001)
- Letter to Herbie (Resonance, 2008)
- Positootly! (Resonance, 2009)
- John Beasley Presents MONK'estra Vol. 1 (Mack Avenue, 2016)
- John Beasley Presents MONK'estra Vol. 2 (Mack Avenue, 2017)
- MONK'estra Plays John Beasley (Mack Avenue, 2020)