2:541970s George Shearing Interview and Performance, Jazz | Premium Footage
R.E.M., Jazz piano, George Shearing
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George Shearing — Interview Clips
Rare interview footage of George Shearing, curated from across the internet. Browse 1 clip below.
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About George Shearing
Anglo-American blind jazz pianist and composer. Born: Aug. 13th, 1919 in Battersea, London, UK - died: Feb. 14th, 2011 in NYC, NY. He moved to the US in 1947, and was amongst the first post-war British jazz musicians to make a solid career there. He was appointed OBE in 2007, and then knighted in 2007, both by Queen Elizabeth II. He became known for a piano technique known as "The Shearing Sound",...
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