In the segregation-era film Green Book, Academy Award winner Mahershala ... you can't help but wonder, "Is that really him playing the piano?" The question is a credit to Ali's acting, since ...

Here’s exactly how Mahershala ... to W Magazine, Ali said: “The goal, honestly, was not to learn how to play Chopin in three months. That’s not happening. But it was to give myself an opportunity to ...

If the film Green Book leaves you thinking that Mahershala Ali is a masterful jazz ... he could definitely get down and play.” “I’ve been playing the piano since I was 4, so I’m very ...

best original screenplay and best supporting actor for Mahershala Ali. In his acceptance speech, Ali thanked composer Kris Bowers for teaching him how to convincingly play piano like his ...

That legacy is at the heart of “Green Book,” the widely lauded film based on Shirley’s remarkable life and music, starring Mahershala Ali and Viggo ... unborn son to play piano, to the ...

Roughly halfway through “Green Book,” about one of the unlikeliest friendships of the civil rights era, Jamaican piano prodigy Don Shirley (Mahershala ... not everyone can play Chopin, not ...

winner Mahershala Ali (“Moonlight”) how to play piano. Bowers recalls the actor’s commitment to authenticity and how other performers can convincingly portray a musician on camera.