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 1995, George Letellier relocated to Luxembourg and began working as music composer for such institutions such as the BCEE; Paul Wurth Corporation; Tango Television; Big Band Spectrum; Opus 78 Big Band, as well as his session work and private lessons.

From 1997 until 2003, Letellier served as was the Director of Jazz Studies at the Esch Conservatoire and wrote three publications on jazz theory between 1997 and 1999.

Since 2005, Letellier has been again involved in motion picture production and editing, and has been writing, directing and producing music videos and short documentaries about local musicians.