Beasley’s acclaimed recordings include the GRAMMY®-winning MONK’estra trilogy, Returning to Forever, Bird Lives, El Trio, and Positootly! His work has earned two GRAMMY Awards, 14 GRAMMY nominations, and two Latin GRAMMY nominations, reflecting his wide-ranging impact as both a composer, arranger, and producer.

As Music Director for the Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz, Beasley leads the globally broadcast International Jazz Day gala concerts, staged in cities including Istanbul, Havana, Osaka, and Tangier, with Chicago hosting in 2026. His musical direction for Jazz at the White House earned an Emmy nomination.

In 2026, Beasley will mark the centennials of Miles Davis and John Coltrane through five major projects. Central among them is Unlimited Miles, a new ensemble he will lead on a global tour beginning in March. In collaboration with Marcus Miller, Beasley will reimagine Tutu and Amandla with the Metropole Orkest. He will conduct Hamburg’s NDR Big Band playing his reimagination of Filles de Kilimanjaro, and with Frankfurt’s HR Big Band featuring Isaiah Collier, he will explore the music of Coltrane. In Sweden, Beasley will mark the triple centennials of Miles, Coltrane, and Stockholm’s Konserthuset Concert Hall by revisiting the repertoire from historic concerts Miles and Coltrane performed at the legendary venue. In between, Beasley will continue to tour with Dianne Reeves and squeeze in a gig with his own MONK’estra

Upcoming releases include Invisible Piano with the SWR Big Band, recorded on a Steinway Spiro, and Unlimited Miles: Live from Blue Note Tokyo. When not touring, Beasley collaborates closely with 15-x Oscar-nominated composer Thomas Newman, contributing to major film scores including Skyfall and Spectre, and joining Newman on the upcoming Star Wars feature