A Tibetan herder shears a sheep in Gerze county, Xizang autonomous region. SONAM RINCHEN/FOR CHINA DAILY In the picturesque grasslands of Gerze county in Ngari prefecture of the Xizang autonomous ...

George Shearing enjoys an international reputation as a pianist, arranger and composer. Equally at home on the concert stage as in jazz clubs, Shearing is recognized for inventive, orchestrated jazz.

Shearers often pay a heavy health price for handling huge sheep in the sheds, with many suffering from back injuries. Shearers often injure their backs while doing their jobs because of the weight of ...

GRAND RAPIDS – George Shearing, the world famous jazz pianist who penned "Lullaby of Birdland" among many other tunes, has died at age 91. Though blind from birth, Shearing was a major artist from the ...

The great pianist George Shearing (1919-2011) helmed a classic jazz quintet from 1949 through 1978. The best of these recordings were made while Shearing was contracted with Capitol between 1955 and ...