THE contrasting styles of the two principals make this an absorbing record although there are times when singer Staton's assertiveness grates against the quartet's urbane, propulsive accompaniments. I ...

LEE -- A tribute to a legendary jazz pianist with ties to Lee highlights a downtown jazz festival that organizers hope will regularly open the Berkshire summer music scene. The Sounds of Shearing, a ...

A.B. SPELLMAN, National Endowment for the Arts: That's George Shearing, Murray Horwitz. It sounds like elegance for its own sake. MURRAY HORWITZ, American Film Institute: Well, it really does, A.B. If ...

NEW YORK (AP) -- Sir George Shearing, the ebullient jazz pianist who wrote the standard "Lullaby of Birdland" and had a string of hits both with and without his quintet, has died. He was 91. Shearing, ...

Surprisingly, this is all about time. Granted, that’s not the first thing we think about when someone drops the name of George Shearing. As John Pizzarelli points out during his show at the Carlyle, ...

NEW YORK - Sir George Shearing, the ebullient jazz pianist who wrote the standard "Lullaby of Birdland" and had a string of hits both with and without his quintet, has died. He was 91. Shearing, blind ...

The "Lullaby of Birdland" writer suffered from congestive heart failure Monday in New York City. By The Associated Press NEW YORK – Sir George Shearing, the ebullient jazz pianist who wrote the ...