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Nov 16, 2018 · Mahershala Ali stars in the new movie “Green Book” as famed pianist Don Shirley. To master the art of fake piano-playing, he received some help from the film’s composer, Kris Bowers.
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Feb 26, 2019 · Here’s exactly how Best Supporting Actor winner Mahershala Ali became a virtuosic jazz pianist for Green Book (hint: he had a little help from a real-life virtuosic jazz pianist).
- Maddy Shaw Roberts
Feb 19, 2023 · While Mahershala Ali didn't play the piano in Green Book, the actor did work with Kris Bowers to learn how to look like a piano player and how to mimic piano playing. According to Bowers, the musician spent three whole months with Ali simply working on his posture and mannerisms.
Jan 7, 2019 · That poised sense of self truly shines when playing Don Shirley, a virtuoso pianist who had to perform his way through the Jim Crow South in Green Book, which won Best Comedy or Musical at the ...
May 21, 2020 · How Mahershala Ali Learned to Play Piano for ‘Green Book’. Music is crucial for any film, but for a film about music, it’s make-or-break. That means Kris Bowers, composer for “Green Book ...
- Casey Mink
Nov 2, 2018 · Mahershala Ali, right, portraying the virtuoso pianist Donald Shirley in “Green Book.” Patti Perret/Universal Pictures, Participant, DreamWorks. By Giovanni Russonello. Nov. 2, 2018.
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Nov 24, 2018 · In the segregation-era film Green Book, Academy Award winner Mahershala Ali stars as Dr. Don Shirley, a real-life world-class black pianist.
