George Shearing
George Shearing artist page: interviews, features and/or performances archived at NPR Music
Studio Sessions
December 18, 2009 Marian McPartland and guests from seasons past share memories and perform Christmas classics.
June 8, 2012 Host Marian McPartland reminisces with her fellow countryman about obscure British tunes.
Interviews & Profiles
February 15, 2011 When George Shearing turned 75, he had already been pleasing audiences for over 50 years.
February 15, 2011 Fresh Air remembers jazz pianist George Shearing with excerpts from a 1986 interview.
News
February 15, 2011 The blind, London-born composer of "Lullaby of Birdland" toured to international renown. He was 91.
More Stories
August 1, 2001 The album captures Shearing, inventor of a unique quintet sound, at the height of his popularity.
