| George Shearing is a well-known British jazz pianist. He was born blind and started to learn piano at the age of three. After limited training and extensive listening to recorded jazz, he began playing at hotels, clubs and pubs in the London area, sometimes solo, occasionally with dance bands.
In 1940, George Shearing joined Harry Parry's popular band and became a star in Britain, performing for the BBC, playing with Stephane Grappelli's London-based groups of the early 1940s, and winning seven consecutive Melody Maker polls.
In 1946, George Shearing established himself in United States. |
