Ming Freeman | |
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Background information | |
Born | Taiwan, Taiwan | October 24, 1963
Origin | Taiwan |
Occupation(s) | Musician, composer, producer |
Instrument(s) | Keyboards, piano |
Website | mingfreeman.com |
Ming Freeman (born 24 October 1963 in Taiwan) is a Taiwanese-Canadian multi-keyboardist and pianist, musical director, composer and producer who has toured or recorded with artists such as Joni Mitchell, Yanni, [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] Ronnie Laws, [6] Chuck Negron, Jeffrey Osborne, Paula Abdul, [7] Sheena Easton, Gladys Knight, Jean Carne and Michael Henderson. Freeman is a featured keyboard soloist in many of Yanni's DVDs such as Tribute filmed in India and China, Yanni Live at Royal Albert Hall in London, Yanni Live! The Concert Event , and Yanni Voices . Freeman has been noted to handle the more advanced keyboard work during Yanni's shows. [8] [9]
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