For your consideration:
INVISIBLE PIANO
John Beasley & SWR Big Band
DOWNBEAT ★★★★
Five original works born from John Beasley’s piano improvisations on a Steinway Spirio piano and transformed into expansive arrangements for SWR Big Band. Invisible Piano captures the journey from a spontaneous musical idea to a fully realized composition, with technology becoming part of the creative process.
Liner Notes: Terrence Blanchard
→ This is fearless work. Nothing short of remarkable.
→ A bold, beautiful, and uncompromising sound world.
→ Exactly what the future of music should sound like.
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For your consideration
Unlimited Miles: Live at Blue Note Tokyo
Best Music Film
90-minute concert film capturing John Beasley’s
“Unlimited Miles” sextet featuring
Sean Jones, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Mark Turner,
Ben Williams, Terreon Gully, John Beasley
Beasley’s arrangements move across the full arc of
Miles Davis’s music, from Birth of the Cool to Amandla,
using iconic compositions as springboards for
fearless improvisation, deep grooves, electrified textures,
and spontaneous discovery.
Ashley Khan
“Electrifying performances. This is not simply a tribute -Unlimited Miles is a bold artistic statement.”
Michelle Mercer:
"Mind-alteringly good. Unlimited Miles has it all. A 90-minute journey across decades of sound, condensing the breadth of Miles's legacy into one continuous experience.
WGBO, Dave Popkin
“Utterly brilliant performance by John Beasley and his unlimited miles sextet tonight. This was the big leagues of jazz.
Fortunate to have experienced it.”