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Jon Cleary

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John Cleary: Master of New Orleans FunkHis solo live album, *Live at the Royal Albert Hall*, recorded at the Royal Albert Hall in his native BritainJohn Cleary, a Grammy Award-winning pianist. Although he is originally from the UK, he has been based in New Orleans, USA, for over 40 years, touring the world and bringing the music of his second home to venues packed with enthusiastic fans.Yet there was one venue he had not yet conquered: the Royal Albert Hall, the historic British mecca of live performance. Then, on June 16, 2025, the long-awaited moment finally arrived. John Cleary performed a solo piano set on the very same stage where such illustrious figures as Wagner, Rachmaninoff, McCartney, and Churchill had once stood. It was an electrifying set that interwove highlights from Clearleys repertoire with tributes to masters like Lloyd Price and Jerry Roll Morton, and the entire performance is