This is indeed a very sad day , especially for jazz fans.
Perhaps the most famous musical contribution George Shearing made was his legendary piano block chord "Shearing" style. I was fortunate to see him live in concert along with Mel Torme quite a few years ago. Amazing duo. Shearing will be greatly missed, but his music will live on for many generations to come. May he rest in peace.

Though its certainly a lot more desirable to actually fully play the block chords, most arrangers include a harmony chord feature to emulate this by simply playing a melody with one finger.

You're invited to watch the two video tutorials below.

Tutorial #1:



Tutorial #2: George Shearing Block Chord Style: Click HERE