John Beasley
GRAMMY® Award winner, 9-time nominee and Emmy nominee John Beasley is an uncommonly versatile pianist. His extensive work as a composer-arranger extends beyond jazz, with many credits in film and television. Beasley was also selected as Music Director for the Herbie Hancock Jazz Institute’s International Jazz Day concerts, where he has directed 30+ all-stars in concerts spanning the globe.
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Release date: August 21, 2020
Over the course of two albums, bandleader/composer/arranger John Beasley has reimagined Thelonious Monk’s iconic compositions through his inventive, versatile MONK’estra – a big band able to deftly navigate the legend’s eccentricities from a variety of perspectives, from boisterous swing to raucous funk to Afro-Cuban explosiveness. MONK’estra, Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 each garnered a pair of GRAMMY® Award nominations, alongside widespread critical acclaim. Beasley veers off in new directions on his stunning third album in the series, MONK’estra Plays John Beasley. As the title implies, this time out the band shifts focus to its fearless leader’s own estimable compositions and piano playing, alongside a quartet of Monk classics and a tune apiece by Duke Ellington and Charlie Parker.
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PAST RELEASES
John Beasley Presents MONK'estra, Volume 2
Release date: September 1, 2017
John Beasley Presents MONK'estra, Volume 1
Release date: August 19, 2016
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