George Shearing(1919-2011)

George Shearing wurde am 13 August 1919 in Battersea, London, England, UK geboren. Er war Schauspieler und Komponist, bekannt für Bedtime Stories (2008), Green Book: Eine besondere Freundschaft (2018) und Die Muppets (2011). Er war mit Eleanor Geffert und Beatrice Bayes verheiratet. Er starb am 14 Februar 2011 in New York City, New York, USA.

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Alternative Namen
- The George Shearing Quintet
Geboren am
- 13. August 1919
- Battersea, London, England, Vereinigtes Königreich
Verstorben
- 14. Februar 2011
- New York City, New York, USA(kongestive Herzinsuffizienz)
Ehepartner
Andere Arbeiten
CD: "George Shearing: The Story of Jazz"
Publicity-Angebote
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Wissenswertes
British (later naturalized American) jazz pianist/composer, accidentally blinded when only a few days old. A prolific recording artist for the MGM, Capitol, and Concord Jazz labels, with his quintet and trio, his theme song, which he also composed, is "Lullabye of Birdland."

Zitate
Everything, everything, whether jazz or classical music, literature or conversation, must have architecture and direction. And those who criticize us for confining jazz to such a requirement do not appreciate that in music, abandonment is fine, but indiscipline is death.