Shep Meyers

Shep Meyers (October 5, 1936 - July 18, 2009) was an American pianist, composer, arranger and conductor. He was born in Passaic, New Jersey and raised in Fair Lawn, NJ.[1][2] who lived in San Diego, California from 1977. He recorded with Ella Fitzgerald and many others. He backed singer Julie London 7 nights a week as well as jazz vocalists Anita O'Day, Billy Daniels, Peggy Lee, and Eleonor England, among others. He served as conductor for the bands of comedians Lenny Bruce, Steve Allen, Redd Foxx, and Henny Youngman, and Johnny Carson during his residency at the Sahara Hotel in Las Vegas. He has played with instrumentalists Woody Herman, Billy Daniels, Coleman Hawkins, Art Pepper, Conte Candoli, Don Joham, and others.[3] He died of a stroke on July 18, 2009.[4]

His career started when he moved to New York and studied in the Manhattan School of Music. He was arranger and conductor for over 500 radio and television commercials, and arranger for the Radio City Music Hall Symphony Orchestra. In the eleven years he spent composing, arranging and conducting television commercials, those commercial were nominated for 7 Clio Awards, Shep also produced, edited and created the music video for the Grammy award winning album “Digital Duke” from Duke Ellington.[5] In 1986 he began playing a residency playing jazz piano in the Croce’s restaurant and bar, run by Ingrid Croce. From 1986 to his death in 2009 he had a residency there on Tuesday nights, leading a trio or quartet, with only a two-month hiatus during the 23 years. During this time, Shep played other venues including the Hotel del Coronado, L'Auberge, the Loews Coronado, and others.[2][6]

Shep has three albums, one of them a solo: Cornerstones [3] featuring the Shep Meyers Quartet and the late saxophonist Jay Migliori, Originals (2007) [7] and Solo Thoughts (2007) [8]

The 23rd August 2009 a memorial concert was held at Croce’s Restaurant and Bar, where artists like Daniel Jackson, Mike Wofford, Bob Magnusson and Dave Curtis among others played.

Discography

Family

Shep Meyers was wed to Janis and had a son, Benjy, which is now a High School soccer coach.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.discogs.com/artist/822872-Shep-Meyers
  2. 1 2 "Shepard Meyers Obituary - San Diego, California - El Camino Memorial - La Mesa". tributes.com.
  3. 1 2 "Shep Meyers Bio". shepmeyers.com. Archived from the original on 14 September 2008.
  4. ↑ George Varga. "Who made you God?". U-T San Diego.
  5. ↑ http://www.russellbizzett.com/files/LazarusMusicPressPack.pdf
  6. ↑ Blanca Gonzalez. "Shep Meyers; Friends, fans admired pianist's stellar skills and humble nature". U-T San Diego.
  7. ↑ "Shep Meyers - Originals - CD Baby Music Store". cdbaby.com.
  8. ↑ "Shep Meyers - Solo Thoughts - CD Baby Music Store". cdbaby.com.
  9. ↑ John Gilbert. "Cornerstone by Shep Meyers - jazzreview.com - Your Jazz Music Connection". jazzreview.com.
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