Presenting 6-time nominated MONK'estra Big Band which won a GRAMMY award for arranging "Donna Lee" on "MONK'estra plays John Beasley" 2021 DOWNBEAT Critics Poll: #2 Album of the Year - "MONK'estra Plays John Beasley" #3 Big Band - John Beasley's MONK'estra #3 Arranger - John Beasley Listen:  smarturl.it/Monkestra.Beasley Video: https://youtu.be/Rto2gSDcWj0 MUSICIANS:  Conductor/Arranger/Pianist John Beasley Trumpets:       …

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John Beasley and Magnus Lindgren with SWR Big Band + Strings Co-conductors/arrangers/instrumentalists Listen/Buy: https://actmusic.lnk.to/BirdLives YouTube:  https://youtu.be/zQGv-kYrso0

Music of Wayne Shorter Co-arrangers: Magnus Lindgren and John Beasley Bielefeld Philarmoniker, Germany Venue: https://bielefelder-philharmoniker.de/

Maria Mendes w Latvian Radio Band playing GRAMMY-nominated song "Asas Fechadas" with John Beasley conducting their arrangements and other songs from the "Close to Me" album. Listen: https://youtu.be/TKglW-g66Yc https://maria-mendes.com/close-to-me-cd/  

El Trio: Two Cubans + a wanna-be Cuban tours Italy and Region CONCERTS: July 13-16 Dubrovnik  19 Genova 20 Corinaldo 21 Tuscany 22 Lecco 23.24 Cittadella Contact: Alex Travi: https://zenart.it/

Peggy Lee/Frank Sinatra Tribute: Billie Eilish, Debbie Harry, Dianne Reeves, Christian McBride (MD) with the Count Basie Orch ft John Beasley (piano) Link: https://www.hollywoodbowl.com/events/performances/1724/2022-07-27/tribute-to-peggy-lee-and-frank-sinatra

Black Movie Soundtrack @Hollywood Bowl – Marcus Miller, Reginald Hudlin curate the best in black film music: Craig Robinson host -John Beasley (piano/keyboard) Link: https://www.hollywoodbowl.com/events/performances/1747/2022-08-24/black-movie-soundtrack-iv HOLLYWOOD CA.. View from the very back of the Bowl with the Hollywood sign in the distant. Perspectives of the audience from various sections in the Hollywood Bowl

Presenting 6-time nominated MONK'estra Big Band which won a GRAMMY award for arranging "Donna Lee" on "MONK'estra plays John Beasley" 2021 DOWNBEAT Critics Poll: #2 Album of the Year - "MONK'estra Plays John Beasley" #3 Big Band - John Beasley's MONK'estra #3 Arranger - John Beasley Listen:  smarturl.it/Monkestra.Beasley Video: https://youtu.be/Rto2gSDcWj0 MUSICIANS:  Conductor/Arranger/Pianist John Beasley Trumpets:       …

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Fall Dates: Sep 16 - Theaters Tilburg (Tilburg) Sep 17 - Jazz Festival Generations (Apeldoorn) https://maria-mendes.com/ Listen: https://maria-mendes.com/close-to-me-cd/