Jim Beard

American jazz pianist (1960–2024)

Born: 26 August 1960
Philadelphia
Died: 2 March 2024
New York City
Country: United States
Active: 1985–2024
Discography: 7 albums

Biography

Jim Beard was a jazz musician who played piano and musical keyboard. Jim Beard was born on 26 August 1960 in Philadelphia and died on 2 March 2024 in New York City. The music is usually filed under jazz and crossover jazz. The discography here lists 7 albums, from “Truly...” (1997) to “Chunks and Chairknobs” (2019).

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.

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Discography

Studio and live albums

Truly... 1997

Advocate 1999

Revolutions 2009

Show of Hands 2013

Chunks and Chairknobs 2019

Lost at the Carnival

Song of the Sun

Also plays on

Albums where Jim Beard is credited as a sideman

1988	Don't Try This at Home — Michael Brecker	synthesizer, piano
1990	Now You See It... (Now You Don't) — Michael Brecker	synthesizer
1990	Toe to Toe — Randy Brecker	arranger
1990	In the Shadows — Bob Berg	keyboard, producer
1993	Paulistana — Eliane Elias	synthesizer
1993	Motion Poet — Peter Erskine	keyboard
1993	Virtual Reality — Bob Berg	producer
1994	Is What It Is — Mike Stern	synthesizer, piano, organ
1995	New York Rendez-Vous — Didier Lockwood	producer
1996	Escape — Bill Evans	programming, Hammond organ, keyboard, drums (drum set)
1997	Starfish & the Moon — Bill Evans	arranger, producer
1998	Guitar Groove — Philip Catherine	keyboard
1999	Play — Mike Stern	keyboard
2001	Voices — Mike Stern	keyboard
2002	Homage to John Coltrane — Dave Liebman	synthesizer
2004	These Times — Mike Stern	piano, synthesizer, organ
2005	Some Skunk Funk — Randy Brecker With Michael Brecker & WDR Big Band Köln	piano, synthesizer
2006	Who Let the Cats Out? — Mike Stern	clavinet, organ, piano, synthesizer
2007	Odds or Evens — Mike Stern	piano, synthesizer, producer
2007	The Other Side of Something — Bill Evans	piano
2008	Circus Money — Walter Becker	keyboard
2009	Bare Bones — Madeleine Peyroux	piano, Wurlitzer electric piano, organ
2009	Big Neighborhood — Mike Stern	keyboard, piano, organ
2012	All Over the Place — Mike Stern	keyboard
2024	Echoes and Other Songs — Mike Stern	piano, keyboard, producer