Jim Beard, Keyboardist for Steely Dan, Dies at 63 Hollywood Reporter
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News Summary
- Jim Beard was a Grammy-winning keyboardist, composer and member of Steely Dan
- Beard worked alongside such jazz legends as Wayne Shorter, Pat Metheny and John McLaughlin
- He recorded with the likes of Dizzy Gillespie, The Brecker Brothers, Mike Stern, Dianne Reeves, Meshell Ndegeocello and Steve Vai
Jim Beard, a Grammywinning keyboardist, composer and member of Steely Dan since 2008, died Saturday in a New York hospital of complications from a sudden illness, a publicist announced. He was 63. [+1363 chars]