Mahershala Ali stars in the new movie “Green Book” as famed pianist Don Shirley. To master the art of fake piano-playing, he received some help from the film’s composer, Kris Bowers.

In the segregation-era film Green Book, Academy Award winner Mahershala Ali stars as Dr. Don Shirley, a real-life world-class black pianist. In several scenes, with the grace that Ali always seems ...

Mahershala Ali convincingly plays piano in “Green Book”—here’s how, according to the guy who taught him.

L.A. pianist and composer Kris Bowers worked closely with actor Mahershala Ali on the performance sequences in the critically ... His parents’ dream was for their unborn son to play piano, ...

Here’s exactly how Mahershala Ali became a virtuosic jazz pianist in the space of a few months (hint: he had a little help from a real-life virtuosic jazz pianist). Mahershala Ali gives a very good ...