Retired Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 While on tour with Steely Dan he had a sudden illness and died in a New York City hospital. A long time Keyboard player for Steely Dan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdgm Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 (edited) This is terrible news. My God. I have many, many jazz and 'fusion' albums with Jim Beard on. He was absolutely dependable - could play anyone's music - which is why he got called by so many people for so many recordings. I saw him play live with Wayne Shorter. He was in McLaughlin's band, recorded and played with Scofield, Metheny, both of the Breckers and sax player Bill Evans as well as playing on and producing albums by Mike Stern and Bob Berg. The guy was at the highest level. Unbelievable that he is suddenly no longer with us. A tremendous musician and composer - he will be (and no doubt already is) very much missed. You may like to read this tribute by guitarist Steve Khan; http://www.stevekhan.com/tributes.htm R.I.P. Jim. Edited March 9 by jdgm 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanHenry Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 Sorry to hear that, 63 is too young. RIP Jim 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saturn Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 I saw that too. Shame. He was certainly a prolific musician. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tx-ogre Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 Sad news. RIP Jim. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retired Posted March 10 Author Share Posted March 10 14 hours ago, jdgm said: This is terrible news. My God. I have many, many jazz and 'fusion' albums with Jim Beard on. He was absolutely dependable - could play anyone's music - which is why he got called by so many people for so many recordings. I saw him play live with Wayne Shorter. He was in McLaughlin's band, recorded and played with Scofield, Metheny, both of the Breckers and sax player Bill Evans as well as playing on and producing albums by Mike Stern and Bob Berg. The guy was at the highest level. Unbelievable that he is suddenly no longer with us. A tremendous musician and composer - he will be (and no doubt already is) very much missed. You may like to read this tribute by guitarist Steve Khan; http://www.stevekhan.com/tributes.htm R.I.P. Jim. We are glad that my wife and I had an opportunity to see him and the band before the Eagels came out. I was shocked to hear of his death like 3 weeks later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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