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John Beasley

Born: October 10

Double GRAMMY® Award winning and Emmy nominee, John Beasley is a versatile pianist, composer, arranger who began his career in his 20s backing jazz icons Miles Davis and Freddie Hubbard. Since then, Beasley has performed with a wide range of artists, including Dianne Reeves, Ivan Lins, John Patitucci, Chaka Khan, Christian McBride, Carly Simon, to name a few. He was music director for international tours with Steely Dan, AR Rahman (Slumdog Millionaire) and Queen Latifah and co-MD for Chucho Valdes La Creation tour.

As a recording artist Beasley has over a dozen albums and has earned 11 GRAMMY nominations. His latest album is a reimagination of Charlie Parker music “Bird Lives” with SWR Big Band and strings, which brought another GRAMMY win with three 2022 GRAMMY nominations. Beasley’s solo project, MONK’estra, is a trilogy of albums which earned six consecutive GRAMMY nominations and a win. He also earned his first Latin Grammy nomination for a fado-jazz album “Close to Me” with Portuguese singer Maria Mendes and the Metropole Orkest.

El Trio Live in Italy

By John Beasley

Label: Challenge Records
Released: 2023
Track listing: Preludio di Trio; 3 For Africa; En 4; Elegant People; Song for Dub; Sierra; Bass Solo Interlude; Timbeando; Camino De Mango; Arroz Con Mango.

3 For Africa

March 26, 2024

Album: El Trio: Live in Italy
By John Beasley
Label: Challenge Records
Released: 2023
Duration: 7:42

John Beasley, Jose Gola & Horacio "El Negro" Hernandez: El Trio Live in Italy

by Glenn Astarita
January 15, 2024

El Trio Live in Italy features the impressive line-up of Grammy Award-winner John Beasley on keyboards and synthesizers, José Gola on electric bass, and Horacio “El Negro" Hernandez on drums. Described as a “dream threesome" of renowned musicians, this album is a product of their summer tour of Italy in 2022. The album's essence is a ...

El Trio: Live in Italy

By John Beasley

Label: Challenge Records
Released: 2023
Track listing: Track 2: 3 For Africa (07:42) composers: John Beasley, Horacio El Negro Hernández, Ameen performers: John Beasley, José Armando Gola, Horacio El Negro Hernández

Ancient Future

By Dwight Trible

Label: Gearbox Records
Released: 2023
Track listing: Truth; My Stomping Ground; Beach Vibes; Derf Reklaw; Elements; Black Dance; African Drum; Wind.

Live in Italy

Label: Challenge Records
Released: 2023
Track listing: Preludio Di Trio; 3 For Africa; EN 4; Elegrant People; Song For Dub; Sierra; Bass Solo Interlude; Timbeando; Camino De Mango; Arroz Con Mango.

'El Trio - Live In Italy' with John Beasley, José Armando Gola, Horacio El Negro Hernández available on January 19, 2024 on Challenge Records

December 2, 2023

El Trio Live in Italy featuring John Beasley on piano, José Armando Gola on double bass and Horacio El Negro Hernández on drums. “El Trio touring in Italy in the summer of 2022 is about ‘eat, music, love’.” Three friends on stage letting the music play them. “To our godfather Chucho Valdés who has inspired each ...

Hermeto's Fado for Maria

November 20, 2023

Album: Saudade, Colours of Love
By Maria Mendes
Label: Challenge Records
Released: 2022
Duration: 05:44

Vijay Anderson, Mike Reed, Francisco Mela & Irreversible Entanglements

by Maurice Hogue
October 10, 2023

Some drummers in the spotlight in this episode: LA/New York's Vijay Anderson and his Silver Screen Quintet tackle an city problem on the new Urban Jungle Los Angeles , while Chicago's Mike Reed explores loneliness and isolation on his new The Separatist Party. Francisco Mela teams up with one of his students at Berklee, saxophonist Jonathan ...