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Jim Beard
Jim Beard is a keyboarder, not a typical organ player. His main instruments are the piano and the synthesizer. Nevertheless, there are some recordings on which Jim also plays the Hammond organ.
 
Since moving to New York in 1985, Jim has toured the world extensively with some of the greatest names in music including Steely Dan, Pat Metheny, John McLaughlin and Wayne Shorter. He has recorded with artists from an extremely wide range of musical styles. From Dizzy Gillespie to the Brecker Brothers. Dianne Reeves to Meshell Ndegeocello. Toninho Horta to Steve Vai.
 
Jim has over 100 published compositions featured on recordings by John McLaughlin, Michael Brecker and many others and in books such as The New Real Book. He has appeared with the Metropole Orchestra, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra and performed in major festivals such as JVC, Montreux, Live Under the Sky, North Sea, Montreal, and stages in venues such as Carnegie Hall, Avery Fisher Hall, Royal Festival Hall, Blue Note (New York and Japan), CBGBs, Montmartre and many more. His writing has been used in television, movies and radio call signals and his piano playing can be heard in major Hollywood film scores.
 
He has produced dozens of recordings for artists such as Mike Stern, Bob Berg, Bill Evans, Eliane Elias and others. Jim has sat in the producer's chair for projects that have included Chick Corea, Al Jarreau, Medeski Martin and Wood, Bill Frisell, Marcus Miller, Richard Bona and Esperanza Spalding. Jim has taught and continues to teach at renowned music institutions around the world such as the Mason Gross School of Arts, Berklee College of Music, Aaron Copland School of Music and the Sibelius Academy in Finland.
 
Jim's music productions and compositions have been nominated for seven Grammy awards and Jim won a Grammy in 2007 as a featured performer on 'Some Skunk Funk' (Randy and Michael Brecker).
contact: askjim@jimbeard.com
homepage: www.jimbeard.com
on tour Click on the logo to see Jim's tour dates.

 

Discography [18]
Time In Place
Atlantic Jazz 7 81840-1
released 1988
recorded December 1987 in New York City/USA
Mike Stern, guitar
Bob Berg, tenor sax, soprano sax
Michael Brecker, tenor sax
Jim Beard, keys
Jeff Andrews, ass, fretless
Peter Erskine, drums
Don Alias, percusion
Don Grolnick, organ
In The Shadows
Denon 81757 6210 2
released 1990
Bob Berg, sax
Dennis Chambers, drums
Jim Beard, keyboards
Lincoln Goines, bass
Mike Stern, guitar
Randy Brecker, trumpet
Will Lee, bass
Back Roads
Denon CY-79042
released 1991
Bob Berg, sax
Jim Beard, piano, Hammond organ, synthesizers
Mike Stern, guitar
Lincoln Goines, bass
Dennis Chambers, drums
Manolo Badrena, percussion
Virtual Reality
Denon CY-75369
released 1993
Bob Berg, soprano sax, tenor sax
Jon Herington, guitar, mandolin
Jim Beard, piano, organ, synthesizer
James Genus, bass
Will Lee, bass
Dennis Chambers, drums
Arto Tuncboyaciyan, percussion, vocals
Riddles
Stretch Records SCD-9008-2
released 1994
recorded April-May 1994
Bob Berg, tenor sax, soprano sax, recorder
Arto Tuncboyaciyan, vocals, percussion
Gil Goldstein, ccordion
Jim Beard, piano, Hammond B-3 organ, keyboards, clavinet
John Herington, guitar, mandolin
John Patitucci, bass
Victor Bailey, bass
Steve Gadd, drums
Is What It Is
Atlantic Jazz 7567-82571-2
released 1994
recorded in New York, NY/USA and Stamford, CT/USA
Mike Stern, guitar
Michael Brecker, sax
Bob Malach, sax
Jim Beard, synthesizers, piano, Hammond organ
Will Lee, bass
Harvie Swartz, acoustic bass
Dennis Chambers, drums
Ben Perowsky, drums
Escape
Cream Records CR 380-2
recorded in Bronxville, NY/USA
Bill Evans, soprano sax, tenor sax
Jim Beard, Hammond B-3 organ, keyboards
Ken Meccia, trombone
Wallace Roney, trumpet
Jon Herington, guitar
Gary Poulson, guitar
Lee Ritenour, guitar
Nick Moroch, guitar
Ron Jenkins, bass
Mark Egan, bass
Victor Bailey, bass
Marcus Miller, bass
Manolo Badrena, percussion
Billy Kilson, drums
Steve Ferrone, drums
Chelsea Orchestra, strings
Loni Groves, vocals
Mark Ledford, vocals
Robin Beck, vocals
The Music Inside
Shanachie 5022
recorded in New York, NY; Irvington, NY/USA
Chuck Loeb, guitar, keyboards, drums
Nelson Rangell, alto sax, flute
Andy Snitzer, alto sax
Bob Mintzer, tenor sax, bass clarinet
Gary Anderson, baritone sax
Jim Pugh, trombone, bass trombone, tamboura
Tony Kadleck, trumpet
Eddie Daniels, clarinet
Lawrence Feldman, flute, alto flute
Michael Brecker, electronic wind instrument
Jim Beard, organ
Michel Camilo, piano, synthesizer
Michael Colina, piano
Mitchel Forman, piano
Jon Werking, Fender Rhodes
Mel Brown, bass
Will Lee, bass
Tim Lefebvre, bass
Zach Danziger, drums, cymbals
Wolfgang Haffner, drums
David Charles, percussion
Carmen Cuesta, vocals
Rob Mathes, vocals
Starfish & The Moon
Escapade ESC 03654-2
recorded May/June 1997 in New York, NY/USA
Bill Evans, soprano sax, tenor sax
Jon Herington, guitar, bass
Adam Rogers, guitar, mandolin
Jim Beard, Hammond organ, piano, synthesizer
Henry Hey, keyboards
James Genus, bass
Vinnie Colaiuta, drums
Arto Tuncboyaciyan, percussion, vocals
David Blamires, vocals
Carolyn Leonhart, vocals
Outbreak
ESC Records ESC/EFA 03682-2
recorded February 2002 in New York, NY/USA
Dennis Chambers, drums
Aaron Heick, alto sax
Michael Brecker, tenor sax
Bob Malach, tenor sax, bass sax
Michael Davis, trombone
Randy Brecker, trumpet
Jim Hynes, trumpet
John Scofield, guitar
Dean Brown, guitar, bass
Jon Herington, guitar
Nick Moroch, guitar
Jim Beard, clavinet, Fender Rhodes, Hammond organ, synthesizer, Wurlitzer piano
Rodney Curtis, bass
Matthew Garrison, bass
Will Lee, bass
Gary Willis, bass
Daniel Sadownick, congas
Arto Tuncboyaciyan, congas
These Times
ESC Records ESC 4911

Mike Stern, guitar
Jon Herington, additional rhythm guitars
Kenny Garrett, soprano sax, alto sax
Bob Franceschini, tenor sax
Bob Malach, tenor sax
Jim Beard, piano, organ, synthesizers
Bela Fleck, banjo
Richard Bona, vocals, bass & percussion
Elizabeth Kontomanou, vocals
Will Lee, bass
Victor Wooten, bass
Dennis Chambers, drums
Vinnie Colaiuta, drums
Arto Tuncboyaclyan, percussion
Don Alias, percussion
Fuzzy
Magnatude Records MT-2314-2
recorded September 2007 in Englewood, NJ; October in Los Angeles; October in New York City/USA
Oz Noy, guitar
Jim Beard, organ, Fender Rhodes, synthesizer
George Whitty, organ
Shai Bachar, synthesizer
James Genus, bass
Jimmy Johnson, bass
Will Lee, bass
Anton Fig, drums
Keith Carlock, drums
Vinnie Colaiuta, drums
Big Neighborhood
Heads Up HUCD 3157

Mike Stern, guitar
Eric Johnson, guitar
Steve Vai, guitar
Bob Franceschini, sax
Bob Malach, sax
Randy Brecker, trumpet
Richard Bona, vocals, bass
Esperanza Spalding, vocals, bass
Jim Beard, piano, keyboards, Hammond B-3 organ
John Medeski, piano, clavinet, Hammond B-3 organ
Chris Wood, bass
Chris Minh Dokym, bass
Lincoln Goines, bass
Cindy Blackman, drums
Dave Weckl, drums
Terri Lyne Carrington, drums
Billy Martin, drums
Lionel Cordew, drums
All Over The Place
Heads Up International HUI-33186-02
recorded May 2011 in New York, NY and Brooklyn, NY/USA
Mike Stern, guitar
Bob Franceschini, sax
Kenny Garrett, sax
Bob Malach, sax
Chris Potter, sax
Randy Brecker, trumpet
Anthony Jackson, guitar, bass
Leni Stern, guitar
Jim Beard, Hammond B-3 organ, Fender Rhodes, piano, synthesizer
Victor Bailey, bass
Richard Bona, bass, vocals
Dave Holland, bass
Tom Kennedy, bass
Will Lee, bass
Esperanza Spalding, bass, vocals
Victor Wooten, bass
Keith Carlock, drums
Lionel Cordew, drums
Al Foster, drums
Kim Thompson, drums
Dave Weckl, drums
Tim Keiper, percussion
Panamerican
Jazz Village JV 570019
Stéphane Huchard, drums, percussion
Chris Cheek, soprano sax, tenor sax
Nir Felder, guitar
Jim Beard, Fender Rhodes, Hammond B-3 organ
Matt Penman, double bass
Minino Garay, percussion
Trip
Heads Up International HUI00010
Mike Stern, guitar
Bill Evans, tenor sax
Bob Franceschini, tenor sax
Randy Brecker, trumpet
Wallace Rooney III, trumpet
Leni Stern, ngoni
Jim Beard, organ, piano
Edmond Gilmore, bass
Tom Kennedy, bass
Teymur Phell, bass
Victor Wooten, bass
Will Calhoun, drums
Dennis Chambers, drums
Dave Weckl, drums
Lenny White, drums
Elhadji Alioune Faye, percussion
Arto Tuncboyaciyan, percussion
Giovanni Moretti, vocals
Sacred Bond
Jazzline D 77073
recorded in Brooklyn, NY/USA
Randy Brecker, trumpet, flugelhorn
Ada Rovatti, soprano sax, tenor sax, vocals
Adam Rogers, guitar
Jim Beard, Hammond organ
Dave Kikoski, Fender Rhodes piano
Alexander Claffy, bass
Rodney Holmes, drums
Café Da Silva, percussion
Stella Brecker, vocals
Echoes And Other Songs
Mack Avenue ART7087
recorded in Mew York City/USA
Spotify Bandcamp
Mike Stern, guitar
Bob Franceschini, soprano sax, tenor sax
Chris Potter, tenor sax
Leni Stern, ngoni
Jim Beard, piano, keyboards
Richard Bona, bass
Christian McBride, bass
Dennis Chambers, drums
Antonio Sanchez, drums
Arto Tunçboyacian, percussion

 
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