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Jim Beard

ジム・ビアード　/　じむ・びあーど

American pianist

August 26, 1960 – March 2, 2024　・　Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Pennsylvania
pianist
jazz musician
composer

My Take

Jim Beard, who passed in 2024, is the sort of musician I quietly treasure. A Philadelphia-born jazz pianist and keyboardist, he played, composed, arranged, and produced alongside Steely Dan, Wayne Shorter, Pat Metheny, John Scofield, and many more giants. His was a sideman's genius, never hogging the front of the stage yet leaving fingerprints all over the records he touched. I am drawn to artists like him, the ones whose contribution you feel rather than announce. He may not have been a household name, but the jazz catalog he helped shape is its own monument, and I find that legacy well worth honoring.

Overview

James Arthur Beard (August 26, 1960 – March 2, 2024) was an American jazz pianist and keyboardist, composer, arranger and producer who worked with Steely Dan, Wayne Shorter, John McLaughlin, Pat Metheny, John Scofield, Mike Stern, Dennis Chambers, and Bob Berg, among others.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Jim Beard
Name (Japanese): ジム・ビアード
Reading: じむ・びあーど
Born: August 26, 1960 – March 2, 2024
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Virgo / Rat
Origin: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: pianist / jazz musician / composer

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Ridley High School
University: Indiana University

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Official sitehttp://www.jimbeard.com
Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A0%E3%83%BB%E3%83%93%E3%82%A2%E3%83%BC%E3%83%89

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