Jim Beard
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. First performing professionally in college alongside a bar band, Beard then became the pianist of McLaughlin's band, Mahavishnu, after moving to New York in 1985. He also produced seven albums from 1990 through 2019, and wrote several compositions for jazz artists.
Genre: jazz-fusion, philly-soul
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Top Tracks
- At the Edge of the Middle (feat. Jim Beard, Randy Brecker, & Percy Jones)
- At The Edge Of The Middle - 2023 Mix
- At the Edge of the Middle
- In the Hat
- Go Round
- We Three Kings
- Holiday (for Pete and Gladys)
- Relief
- Hope
- Fever
- Diana
- Nora Helene
- Brooklyn Shuffle
- Lea
- Tulku
- Somehow
- Musenkuss
- Blues for Ten Strings
- Iceland
- Giphini's Song
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