Performance · Production
Jim Beard
Philadelphia, United States
Jim Beard is credited on 275 releases across 101 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1984–2024 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
275
Pressings credited
101
Albums
5
Decades active
25
In collections
Biography
James Arthur Beard (August 26, 1960 – March 2, 2024) was an American jazz pianist and keyboardist, composer, arranger and producer who worked with Steely Dan, Wayne Shorter, John McLaughlin, Pat Metheny, John Scofield, Mike Stern, Dennis Chambers, and Bob Berg, among others. First performing professionally in college alongside a bar band, Beard then became the pianist of McLaughlin's band, Mahavishnu, after moving to New York in 1985. He also produced seven albums from 1990 through 2019, and wrote several compositions for jazz artists.
Bio from Wikipedia
Credited work
275 releases · 101 albums · active 1984–2024
- Performance · 585
- Production · 69
- Other credits · 12
- Engineering · 4
Studios: Clinton Recording Studio · Carriage House Studios · Skyline Studios · Power Station
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Frequent collaborators
- Mike Stern
- Various
- Bob Berg
- John McLaughlin
- Eliane Elias
- Randy Brecker
- Victor Bailey
- Dennis Chambers
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