Jim Beard, Longtime Steely Dan Keyboardist, Dies at 63

His last performance with the group was on Jan. 20 in Arizona.

Steely Dan perform onstage during the 2015 Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival at The Empire Polo Club in Indio, Calif., on April 17. Karl Walter/Getty Images for Coachella

Jim Beard, a musician known for his work with Steely Dan for the past 16 years, has died at the age of 63.

The Hall-of-Fame rock band confirmed on Wednesday the death of their longtime keyboardist. “It is with great sadness that we announce the loss of our friend and colleague,” it wrote on its website.