George Freeman (pianist)

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George Freeman is an American jazz pianist, composer, and producer, from North Carolina.{{Citation|title=♫ Make It Happen - George Freeman. Listen @cdbaby|url=https://store.cdbaby.com/Artist/GeorgeFreeman1|access-date=2018-07-21}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm9417967/|title=George Freeman|website=IMDb|access-date=2018-07-21}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.smooth-jazz.de/firstview/Freeman/MakeItHappen.htm|title=George Freeman - Make It Happen|website=www.smooth-jazz.de|access-date=2018-07-21}}

Freeman's musical career began on a professional level when he first accompanied Pamela Williams, jazz saxophonist, at the 1st Annual Jazz on the River Festival in Fayetteville, North Carolina, for then WFSS 91.9, in October 2006.{{Cite news|url=https://issuu.com/uncfsu-itts/docs/fsandu09|title=FS & U Magazine Fall 09|work=Issuu|access-date=2018-07-20|page=33|language=en}} From that point, Freeman worked behind the scenes writing, arranging, playing, producing and directing for other jazz artists to include Karen Briggs, Eric Darius, Marcus Johnson and many others.
On September 21, 2011, he and then Main Street the Band, played for the late Vesta Williams at her final performance on September 17, 2011, in Portsmouth, Virginia at the Autumn Jazz Explosion. Part of this performance is viewable on the Vesta Williams - Unsung documentary, which was released on January 2, 2012.{{Citation|title=Vesta Williams|date=2012-01-02|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2151469/|others=Laval Belle, T. C. Campbell, Tena Clark|access-date=2018-07-21}}
In 2015, Freeman released his first album, Make It Happen, for Low Key Productions. The first single, "Night Lights", released to radio in March 2015, and placed 27th on the Billboard Smooth Jazz Song Chart on May 30, 2015.{{Cite news|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/jazz-songs/2015-05-30|title=Jazz Music: Top Jazz Songs Chart|work=Billboard|access-date=2018-07-21}}