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as reported by the Guardianmusic.com - 8/3/24<br />
Jim Beard, a keyboardist for Steely Dan, has died at 63, according to multiple reports.<br />
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Beard, a musician also known for his collaborations with jazz legends including Pat Metheny, John McLaughlin and Wayne Shorter, died in a New York City hospital on Saturday, Deadline reports, citing a representative of Beard.<br />
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According to the representative, Beard died from complications due to a sudden illness, the outlet reported.<br />
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Born in Ridley Park, Pennsylvania, in 1960, Beard moved to New York in 1985 to pursue his musical career. Since then, he had toured globally with various musicians and recorded with artists in a wide range of musical styles, his website biography said.<br />
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Images show:<br />
JIM BEARD  on stage with  DONALD FAGAN'S STEELY DAN <br />
@ THE SSE WEMBLEY ARENA LONDON  in 2019.<br />
by :<br />
STEVE GILLETT /LIVEPIX-  DALLE
JIM BEARD- STEELY DAN- OBIT
as reported by the Guardianmusic.com - 8/3/24
Jim Beard, a keyboardist for Steely Dan, has died at 63, according to multiple reports.

Beard, a musician also known for his collaborations with jazz legends including Pat Metheny, John McLaughlin and Wayne Shorter, died in a New York City hospital on Saturday, Deadline reports, citing a representative of Beard.

According to the representative, Beard died from complications due to a sudden illness, the outlet reported.

Born in Ridley Park, Pennsylvania, in 1960, Beard moved to New York in 1985 to pursue his musical career. Since then, he had toured globally with various musicians and recorded with artists in a wide range of musical styles, his website biography said.
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Images show:
JIM BEARD on stage with DONALD FAGAN'S STEELY DAN
@ THE SSE WEMBLEY ARENA LONDON in 2019.
by :
STEVE GILLETT /LIVEPIX- DALLE

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