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Gordon Beck

Gordon Beck – born September 16, 1935 in Brixton, London, England – was a British jazz pianist and composer. He was taught to play piano by his father, who was a violinist. He moved to Canada in 1957 to pursue a career as an engineering technical draughtsman. While in Canada, he was introduced to the recorded works of Bill Evans, George Shearing and Dave Brubeck. Inspired to follow music as a career, he returned to England in 1958. He became a professional musician in 1960 when he performed in Monte Carlo with saxophonist Don Byas. Back in England in 1962, he began working as a s...