James Pearson
hard bop contemporary jazz vocal jazz
Influences: George Shearing, Oscar Peterson, Johnny Griffin
James Pearson plays piano, leading his trio, which serves as the house band at Ronnie Scott's, with a sound rooted in swing and a polished, classically trained touch. He is also a concert pianist who has performed Rachmaninoff and Gershwin concertos with the Philharmonia and BBC Concert Orchestra, and his trio's live album Swing the Club was ranked No. 6 in the Sunday Times albums of 2009. He has also composed an 80-minute score for the BFI's The Big Smoke, a London footage collection.
Personnel:
James Pearson (piano)