George Letellier
George Letellier (born October 11, 1957) is an American jazz pianist and composer, currently living in Luxembourg. Biography After attending the Berklee College of Music in Boston in 1975, in 1976 he wrote his first compositions and arrangements and began as a pianist playing in warm-up bands for artists such as Phil Woods, Gary Burton, and Steve Swallow. After returning to Berklee in 1983 and graduating in 1985 with a Superior Prix in Film Music Composition, he moved to San Francisco, California and from 1986 until 1990 worked as a freelance pianist in the jazz and salsa genre. His successful session work attracted film executives and he was hired to compose music for films and corporate videos. In 1987 he served as a music editor on the Academy Award-nominated short film Liru, and in 1988 in Oakland, California, established a film production company where he worked not only as a composer but producer. In 1991, Letellier moved to Portugal, accepting a job offer as a professor of composition in Porto. There he composed two ballets and was a session musician, supporting acts such as the chamber music ensemble Novanguarde, and the Raul Marques E Os Amigos Da Salsa ensemble. In