George Shearing
The world has lost pianist George Shearing at the age of 91. Jack Kerouac's "Old God Shearing" played the Celebrity Series of Boston only once, a Symphony Hall date in 1995 with clarinetist Richard Stoltzman. The performance included Gee, Baby Ain't I Good to You, Stars in My Eyes, If Ever I Should Lose You and the slightly unexpected choice of Eddie Harris' Freedom Jazz Dance.
The Telegraph (UK)
A Blog Supreme/NPR Jazz (NPR's Morning Edition interview from 1995)
George Shearing Quintet, Conception (video)
George Shearing Quintet, Swedish Pastry (video)
Audio link and transcript of Shearing interviewed by singer Joe Williams
