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Watching internationally renowned concert pianist John Bayless overcome the challenges of his debilitating stroke—which in minutes brought his 30-year career to a screeching halt—is truly inspiring.
At 25, Leonard Bernstein protégé, John Bayless, debuted at Carnegie Hall, performing “Rhapsody in Blue” with full orchestra. His jaw-dropping technical prowess at the piano initiated a 30-year-long concert and recording career as a solo pianist, composer, and improvisor.
The band toured occasionally without Nancy Wilson, adding lead guitarist Frank Cox, rhythm guitarist Scott Olson, bassist Jon Bayless and drummer Ben Smith. [11] After a tour in 1998, long-time guitarist and keyboardist Leese left the band, later joining the solo band of Paul Rodgers.
- Composer, Pianist, Recording Artist
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- One-Handed Piano Player
- If You Go
John, who’s been playing the piano since the age of four, attended the Julliard School of Music and studied with Leonard Bernstein, Jules Styne, Arthur Laurents and other notables in the field of musical composition. As a performer, both solo piano and with orchestra, he’s appeared at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center’s Avery Fisher Hall and has appear...
About five months earlier, for Christmas, John's dad gave him a Christmas card containing six checks. “They were for my rent – this was before Carnegie Hall. He said, ‘Johnny, we’re not pulling out the rug,’ but … the checks were dated from January through June. I got the Carnegie Hall thing and my parents were there, proud as peacocks, and I’m thi...
While going through rehab, John had a lot of time to think about his future. Since he was a child, the piano was all he thought about. But now, with only one hand to work with, he began envisioning a different life. “I thought at this moment, maybe I should do something else.” It was the death of his good friend Henry Z. Steinway – great-grandson o...
What:4th Annual Three Pianos-Six Hands, One Performance Date:Tuesday, Nov. 14 Time:7 p.m. Location:McCallum Theatre, 73000 Fred Waring Drive, Palm Desert To purchase tickets: McCallum Theatre Tickets
John Bayless, who was mentored by Leonard Bernstein, will share stories from his life at the McCallum Theatre.
Dec 26, 2023 · Filmmaker Stewart Schulman’s film “Left Alone Rhapsody – The Musical Memoir of Pianist John Bayless” documents Bayless’s rise to international fame as a performer and recording artist and the...
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