Adam Rogers is an American jazz guitarist.
Early life
The son of Broadway performers and musicians, he began playing piano and drums at just 5 or 6. He became "obsessed" with
Jimi Hendrix
James Marshall "Jimi" Hendrix (born Johnny Allen Hendrix; November 27, 1942September 18, 1970) was an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. Although his mainstream career spanned only four years, he is widely regarded as one of the most ...
and began collecting Hendrix recordings after starting guitar at age 11. He listened a great deal to the Hendrix recordings, and by 14 had learned to play in the style of Hendrix. It was at this time that he was exposed to the music of Charlie Parker, John Coltrane, Miles Davis and Wes Montgomery and began to study Jazz music. His jazz guitar teachers have included
John Scofield
John Scofield (born December 26, 1951), sometimes referred to as "Sco", is an American guitarist and composer whose music over a long career has blended jazz, jazz fusion, funk, blues, soul and rock. He first came to mainstream attention in th ...
and
Barry Galbraith
Joseph Barry Galbraith (December 18, 1919 – January 13, 1983) was an American jazz guitarist.
Galbraith moved to New York City from McDonald, PA in the early 1940s and found work playing with Babe Russin, Art Tatum, Red Norvo, Hal McIntyre, an ...
.
Development
For five years, Rogers studied
classical guitar
The classical guitar (also known as the nylon-string guitar or Spanish guitar) is a member of the guitar family used in classical music and other styles. An acoustic wooden string instrument with strings made of gut or nylon, it is a precursor o ...
at
Mannes School of Music. Beginning in the 1990s, he spent over ten years as a member of the jazz fusion band Lost Tribe with
David Binney
David Binney (born August 2, 1961) is an American alto saxophonist and composer.
Early life
Binney was born in Miami, Florida, and was raised in Carpinteria, California. From his parents, who loved music, he was exposed to albums by John C ...
,
David Gilmore
David Gilmore (born 5 February 1964) is an American jazz guitarist.
Gilmore studied at New York University with Joe Lovano and Jim McNeely. In 1987 he began working professionally with the M-Base Collective and Ronald Shannon Jackson. In the ...
, Fima Ephron, and
Ben Perowsky
Ben Perowsky (born May 12, 1966) is an American drummer, percussionist, composer, and music producer. He is the drummer on stage in the 8 TONY award winning Broadway musical Hadestown. Perowsky leads the Ben Perowsky Trio, Moodswing Orchestra and ...
. For several years he was a member of
Michael Brecker
Michael Leonard Brecker (March 29, 1949 – January 13, 2007) was an American jazz saxophonist and composer. He was awarded 15 Grammy Awards as both performer and composer. He was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from Berklee College of M ...
's bands, and was a founding member of the quartet
Forq
Forq (pronounced "fork") is an American jazz fusion band from New York and Texas.
History
Forq was co-founded by keyboardist Henry Hey and Snarky Puppy member, bassist Michael League. The original formation of the band included guitarist Adam ...
. He leads a quartet and the trio Dice.
He has also worked with
Kenny Barron
Kenny Barron (born June 9, 1943) is an American jazz pianist, who has appeared on hundreds of recordings as leader and sideman and is considered one of the most influential mainstream jazz pianists since the bebop era.
Biography
Born in Philadel ...
,
Brian Blade,
Walter Becker
Walter Carl Becker (February 20, 1950 – September 3, 2017) was an American musician, songwriter, and record producer. He was the co-founder, guitarist, bassist, and co-songwriter of the jazz rock band Steely Dan.Russonello, Giovanni,Listen t ...
,
Michael Brecker
Michael Leonard Brecker (March 29, 1949 – January 13, 2007) was an American jazz saxophonist and composer. He was awarded 15 Grammy Awards as both performer and composer. He was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from Berklee College of M ...
&
Randy Brecker
Randal Edward Brecker (born November 27, 1945) is an American trumpeter, flugelhornist, and composer. His versatility has made him a popular studio musician who has recorded with acts in jazz, rock, and R&B.
Early life
Brecker was born on No ...
,
Ravi Coltrane
Ravi Coltrane (born August 6, 1965) is an American jazz saxophonist. Co-owner of the record label RKM Music, he has produced pianist Luis Perdomo, guitarist David Gilmore, and trumpeter Ralph Alessi.
Biography
Ravi Coltrane is the son of sa ...
,
Christian McBride
Christian McBride (born May 31, 1972) is an American jazz bassist, composer and arranger. He has appeared on more than 300 recordings as a sideman, and is an eight-time Grammy Award winner.
McBride has performed and recorded with a number of j ...
,
Uri Caine
Uri Caine (born June 8, 1956, Philadelphia, United States) is an American classical and jazz pianist and composer.
Biography
Early years
The son of Burton Caine, a professor at Temple Law School, and poet Shulamith Wechter Caine, Caine began ...
,
James Carter,
Regina Carter
Regina Carter (born August 6, 1966) is an American jazz violinist. She is the cousin of jazz saxophonist James Carter.
Early life
Carter was born in Detroit and was one of three children in her family.
She began piano lessons at the age of t ...
,
Larry Coryell,
Eliane Elias
Eliane Elias
BrowseBiography.com, 20 November 2011; retrieved 10 September 2014. is a Brazilian jazz pianist, sin ...
,
Marcus Miller
William Henry Marcus Miller Jr. (born June 14, 1959) is an American musician, songwriter, and record producer. He is best known for his work as a bassist. He has worked with trumpeter Miles Davis, pianist Herbie Hancock, singer Luther Vandros ...
,
Joe Jackson,
George Russell,
David Sanchez
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,
Bill Evans
William John Evans (August 16, 1929 – September 15, 1980) was an American jazz pianist and composer who worked primarily as the leader of his trio. His use of impressionist harmony, interpretation of traditional jazz repertoire, block ch ...
,
Gil Evans Orchestra
Ian Ernest Gilmore Evans (né Green; May 13, 1912 – March 20, 1988) was a Canadian–American jazz pianist, arranger, composer and bandleader. He is widely recognized as one of the greatest orchestrators in jazz, playing an important role i ...
,
Forq
Forq (pronounced "fork") is an American jazz fusion band from New York and Texas.
History
Forq was co-founded by keyboardist Henry Hey and Snarky Puppy member, bassist Michael League. The original formation of the band included guitarist Adam ...
,
Norah Jones
Norah Jones (born Geethali Norah Jones Shankar; March 30, 1979) is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. She has won several awards for her music and as of 2012, has sold more than 50 million records worldwide. ''Billboard'' named her the ...
,
Jack McDuff
Eugene McDuff (September 17, 1926 – January 23, 2001), known professionally as "Brother" Jack McDuff or "Captain" Jack McDuff, was an American jazz organist and organ trio bandleader who was most prominent during the hard bop and soul jazz era ...
,
Mingus Big Band
The Mingus Big Band is a 14-piece ensemble, based in New York City, that specializes in the compositions of Charles Mingus. It was managed by his widow, Sue Mingus, along with the Mingus Orchestra and Mingus Dynasty. In addition to its weekly Monda ...
,
John Patitucci
John Patitucci (born December 22, 1959) is an American jazz bassist and composer.
Biography
John James Patitucci was born in Brooklyn, New York. When he was 12, he bought his first bass and decided on his career. He listened to bass parts in R ...
,
Chris Potter,
Paul Simon
Paul Frederic Simon (born October 13, 1941) is an American musician, singer, songwriter and actor whose career has spanned six decades. He is one of the most acclaimed songwriters in popular music, both as a solo artist and as half of folk roc ...
,
Alex Sipiagin
Alex Sipiagin (born June 11, 1967) is a Russian jazz trumpeter and flugelhorn player.
Biography
Sipiagin was born on June 11, 1967. He moved from Russia to the U.S. in 1990. His first major job in the U.S. was with the Gil Evans Band. He has p ...
,
Phillip Bailey
Philip James Bailey (born May 8, 1951) is an American R&B, soul, gospel and funk singer, songwriter and percussionist, best known as an early member and one of the two lead singers (along with group founder Maurice White) of the band Earth, ...
,
Kenny Werner
Kenny Werner (born November 19, 1951) is an American jazz pianist, composer, and author.
Early life
Born in Brooklyn, New York, on November 19, 1951 and then growing up in Oceanside, Long Island, Werner began playing and performing at a young ...
,
Cassandra Wilson
Cassandra Wilson (born December 4, 1955) is an American jazz singer, songwriter, and producer from Jackson, Mississippi. She is one of the most successful female Jazz singers and has been described by critic Gary Giddins as "a singer blessed wi ...
,
Lizz Wright
Elizabeth LaCharla Wright (born January 22, 1980) is an American jazz and gospel singer.
Life and career
Wright was born in the small town of Hahira, Georgia, one of three children and the daughter of a minister and the musical director of t ...
, and
John Zorn.
He is currently the newest tour member with
Steely Dan on their ''
Earth After Hours'' 2022 tour.
Discography
As leader or co-leader
* ''Art of the Invisible'' (
Criss Cross, 2002)
* ''Allegory'' (Criss Cross, 2003)
* ''
Structure
A structure is an arrangement and organization of interrelated elements in a material object or system, or the object or system so organized. Material structures include man-made objects such as buildings and machines and natural objects such as ...
'' (
ACT, 2004)
* ''Apparitions'' (Criss Cross, 2005)
* ''Time and the Infinite'' (Criss Cross, 2007)
* ''
Heaven on Earth'' (Half Note, 2009)
* ''Sight'' (Criss Cross, 2009)
* ''R&B'' (Criss Cross, 2015)
* ''Dice'' (Adraj, 2017)
With Lost Tribe
* ''Lost Tribe'' (
Windham Hill
Windham Hill Records was an independent record label that specialized in instrumental acoustic music. It was founded by guitarist William Ackerman and Anne Robinson (née McGilvray) in 1976 and was popular in the 1980s and 1990s.
The label was ...
, 1993)
* ''Soulfish'' (High Street 1994)
* ''Many Lifetimes'' (
Arabesque
The arabesque is a form of artistic decoration consisting of "surface decorations based on rhythmic linear patterns of scrolling and interlacing foliage, tendrils" or plain lines, often combined with other elements. Another definition is "Foli ...
, 1998)
As sideman
With
David Binney
David Binney (born August 2, 1961) is an American alto saxophonist and composer.
Early life
Binney was born in Miami, Florida, and was raised in Carpinteria, California. From his parents, who loved music, he was exposed to albums by John C ...
* ''Point Game'' (Owl, 1990)
* ''Free to Dream'' (Mythology, 1998)
* ''South'' (ACT, 2001)
* ''Afinidad'' with Edward Simon (Red, 2001)
* ''Balance'' (ACT, 2002)
* ''Welcome to Life'' (Mythology, 2004)
* ''Out of Airplanes'' (Mythology, 2006)
* ''Oceanos'' with Edward Simon (Criss Cross, 2007)
* ''Anacapa'' (Criss Cross, 2014)
With
Ralph Bowen
Ralph Bowen (born December 24, 1961) is a Canadian jazz saxophonist.
Biography
Bowen started piano lessons at an early age, with clarinet and saxophone lessons following soon after. At thirteen he led a quartet and performed in big bands in Tor ...
* ''Dedicated'' (
Posi-Tone
Posi-Tone Records is an American jazz record label founded by Marc Free, a producer and musician who runs the company with engineer Nick O'Toole. The label's first five albums were issued in 1995.
The roster includes trombonist Steve Davis, saxop ...
, 2009)
* ''Due Reverence'' (Posi-Tone, 2010)
With
Randy Brecker
Randal Edward Brecker (born November 27, 1945) is an American trumpeter, flugelhornist, and composer. His versatility has made him a popular studio musician who has recorded with acts in jazz, rock, and R&B.
Early life
Brecker was born on No ...
* ''
Into the Sun'' (
Concord
Concord may refer to:
Meaning "agreement"
* Pact or treaty, frequently between nations (indicating a condition of harmony)
* Harmony, in music
* Agreement (linguistics), a change in the form of a word depending on grammatical features of other ...
, 1997)
* ''Hangin' in the City'' (ESC, 2001)
* ''
34th N Lex'' (ESC, 2003)
* ''The Brecker Brothers Band Reunion'' (Piloo, 2013)
* ''Randy Pop!'' (Piloo, 2015)
With
Regina Carter
Regina Carter (born August 6, 1966) is an American jazz violinist. She is the cousin of jazz saxophonist James Carter.
Early life
Carter was born in Detroit and was one of three children in her family.
She began piano lessons at the age of t ...
* ''Reverse Thread'' (
E1, 2010)
* ''Southern Comfort'' (Sony, 2014)
With
Scott Colley
* ''Initial Wisdom'' (
Palmetto, 2002)
* ''
Architect of the Silent Moment
''Architect of the Silent Moment'' is an album led by jazz bassist Scott Colley which was recorded in 2005 and released by the CAM Jazz label in 2007.
Reception
The AllMusic review by Michael G. Nastos states "This is easily Colley's best record ...
'' (
CAM Jazz, 2007)
With
Alana Davis
Alana Schofield Davis (born May 6, 1974) is an American singer-songwriter. Her father, Walter Davis Jr., was an African-American pianist who played alongside such jazz greats as Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie.
A record deal with Elektra R ...
* ''
Fortune Cookies'' (
Elektra, 2001)
*
Surrender Dorothy (Tigress/Telarc, 2005)
With
Bill Evans
William John Evans (August 16, 1929 – September 15, 1980) was an American jazz pianist and composer who worked primarily as the leader of his trio. His use of impressionist harmony, interpretation of traditional jazz repertoire, block ch ...
* ''Live in Europe'' (Lipstick, 1995)
* ''Starfish & The Moon'' (Escapade Music, 1997)
* ''Touch'' (ESC, 1999)
With
Giora Feidman
Giora Feidman ( he, גיורא פיידמן; born 25 March 1936) is an Argentine-born Israeli clarinetist who specializes in klezmer music.
Biography
Giora Feidman was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where his Bessarabian Jewish parents immigra ...
* ''The Dance of Joy'' (plaene, 1992)
* ''Klassic Klezmer'' (plaene, 1993)
* ''Klezmer Celebration'' (plaene, 1997)
With
Phillip Johnston
Phillip Johnston (born January 22, 1955) is an American avant-garde saxophonist. He came to prominence in the 1980s as co-founder of The Microscopic Septet and went on to write extensively for films, particularly new scores for classic silent fi ...
* ''Phillip Johnston's Big Trouble'' (Black Saint, 1993)
* ''Music for Films'' (Tzadik, 1998)
With
Norah Jones
Norah Jones (born Geethali Norah Jones Shankar; March 30, 1979) is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. She has won several awards for her music and as of 2012, has sold more than 50 million records worldwide. ''Billboard'' named her the ...
* ''
Come Away with Me
''Come Away with Me'' is the debut studio album by American recording artist Norah Jones, released on February 26, 2002, by Blue Note Records. Recording sessions took place at Sorcerer Sound Studio in New York City and Allaire Studios in Shoka ...
'' (Parlophone, 2002)
* ''Turn Me On'' (
Blue Note
In jazz and blues, a blue note is a note that—for expressive purposes—is sung or played at a slightly different pitch from standard. Typically the alteration is between a quartertone and a semitone, but this varies depending on the musical c ...
, 2002)
With
David Krakauer
* ''Klezmer Madness!'' (
Tzadik
Tzadik ( he, צַדִּיק , "righteous ne, also ''zadik'', ''ṣaddîq'' or ''sadiq''; pl. ''tzadikim'' ''ṣadiqim'') is a title in Judaism given to people considered righteous, such as biblical figures and later spiritual masters. The ...
, 1995)
* ''Klezmer, NY'' (Tzadik, 1998)
With
Monday Michiru
is a Japanese American actress, singer, and songwriter whose music encompasses and fuses a wide variety of genres including jazz, dance, pop, and soul. She is arguably best known for being a pioneer of the acid jazz movement in Japan in the e ...
* ''Episodes in Color'' (SAR, 2002)
* ''Naked Breath'' (
ArtistShare
ArtistShare is the internet's first commercial crowdfunding website.Crowd-Funding 101: What Every Musician Needs for a Successful Campaign It also operates as a record label and business model for artists which enables them to fund their projec ...
, 2004)
* ''My Ever Changing Moods'' (Geneon, 2008)
* ''Nexus'' (
Pony Canyon
, also known by the shorthand form , is a Japanese mass media publishing company founded on October 1, 1966. The company publishes mainly physical home media on compact discs, including music, films and TV shows and video games. It is affiliate ...
, 2008)
* ''Don't Disturb This Groove'' (Grand Gallery 2011)
* ''Soulception'' (Adventure Music, 2012)
With
John Patitucci
John Patitucci (born December 22, 1959) is an American jazz bassist and composer.
Biography
John James Patitucci was born in Brooklyn, New York. When he was 12, he bought his first bass and decided on his career. He listened to bass parts in R ...
* ''
Line by Line
''Line by Line'' is an album by jazz bassist John Patitucci released in 2006 by Concord Records. The album consists of Patitucci with saxophonist Chris Potter, guitarist Adam Rogers, and drummer Brian Blade. Patitucci wrote the compositions e ...
'' (
Concord Jazz
Concord Jazz is a record company and label founded in 1973 by Carl Jefferson, the former owner of Jefferson Motors Lincoln Mercury dealership in Concord, California. The label was named after the city in the East San Francisco Bay area, and the j ...
, 2006)
* ''Brooklyn'' (Three Faces, 2015)
With
Yelena Eckemoff
Yelena Eckemoff is a Russian-born pianist, composer, poet, and visual artist. Her compositions blend classical music with jazz, and feature exploration and improvisation.
Music career
Eckemoff was born in Moscow, Russia, in the Soviet Union. He ...
* ''In the Shadow of a Cloud'' (L & H Production, 2017)
* ''I Am a Stranger in This World'' (L & H Production, 2022)
With
Chris Potter
* ''
Traveling Mercies'' (
Verve
Verve may refer to:
Music
* The Verve, an English rock band
* ''The Verve E.P.'', a 1992 EP by The Verve
* ''Verve'' (R. Stevie Moore album)
* Verve Records, an American jazz record label
Businesses
* Verve Coffee Roasters, an American coffee ho ...
, 2002)
* ''
Underground
Underground most commonly refers to:
* Subterranea (geography), the regions beneath the surface of the Earth
Underground may also refer to:
Places
* The Underground (Boston), a music club in the Allston neighborhood of Boston
* The Underground ...
'' (
Sunnyside, 2006)
* ''
Follow the Red Line'' (Sunnyside, 2007)
* ''
Ultrahang'' (ArtistShare, 2009)
* ''
Imaginary Cities
Imaginary Cities was a Canadian indie pop duo based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The project consisted of multi-instrumentalist Rusty Matyas, formerly of The Waking Eyes and a sometime collaborator of The Weakerthans, and vocalist Marti Sarbit. '' (
ECM, 2015)
With
Edward Simon
* ''Simplicitas'' (Criss Cross, 2005)
* ''Sorrows & Triumphs'' (Sunnyside, 2018)
With
Alex Sipiagin
Alex Sipiagin (born June 11, 1967) is a Russian jazz trumpeter and flugelhorn player.
Biography
Sipiagin was born on June 11, 1967. He moved from Russia to the U.S. in 1990. His first major job in the U.S. was with the Gil Evans Band. He has p ...
* ''Images'' (TCB, 1998) – recorded in 1996
* ''Mirrors'' (Criss Cross, 2003) – recorded in 2002
* ''Returning'' (Criss Cross, 2005)
* ''Out of the Circle'' (ArtistShare, 2007)
* ''Generations: Dedicated to Woody Sha''w (Criss Cross, 2010)
* ''Balance'' (Criss Cross, 2015)
With others
*
Walter Becker
Walter Carl Becker (February 20, 1950 – September 3, 2017) was an American musician, songwriter, and record producer. He was the co-founder, guitarist, bassist, and co-songwriter of the jazz rock band Steely Dan.Russonello, Giovanni,Listen t ...
, ''
11 Tracks of Whack
''11 Tracks of Whack'' is the first solo album by Steely Dan co-founder Walter Becker, released in 1994. It was his third collaboration since 1980 with Steely Dan partner Donald Fagen, who produced the album, after Becker produced Fagen's ''Kama ...
'' (Giant, 1994)
*
John Zorn, ''
John Zorn's Cobra: Live at the Knitting Factory'' (Knitting Factory 1995) – live recorded in 1992
*
Groove Collective, ''We the People'' (Giant Step, 1996)
*
New York Voices
New York Voices is a jazz vocal group that was founded in 1987 by Peter Eldridge, Caprice Fox, Sara Krieger, Darmon Meader, and Kim Nazarian. All except Krieger were members of an alumni group from Ithaca College that toured Europe in 1986. They ...
, ''New York Voices Sing the Songs of Paul Simon'' (RCA Victor, 1998)
*
Sanne Salomonsen
Sanne Salomonsen (born 30 December 1955), is a Danish singer. She has been performing since 1973, and various songs by her band Sneakers were on the charts continuously from 1979 to 1985. She was also a member of the Anne Linnet Band. Salomonsen ...
with
Chris Minh Doky
Chris Minh Doky (born 7 February 1969) is a Vietnamese- Danish jazz bassist. He is the younger brother of jazz pianist Niels Lan Doky. He released his first album, ''Appreciation'', in 1989 four years after picking up the instrument.
As a si ...
, ''In a New York Minute'' (Virgin, 1998)
*
Jacky Terrasson
Jacky Terrasson (born November 27, 1965) is a French jazz pianist and composer.
Background
Terrasson's mother is African-American from Georgia, and his father is French. From his parents he heard classical music as a child. He began piano lesson ...
, ''
What It Is'' (Blue Note, 1999)
*
Michael Philip Mossman
Michael Philip Mossman (born October 12, 1959) is an American jazz trumpeter.
Career
Mossman's early career included a tour of Europe with Anthony Braxton in 1978 and tours with Roscoe Mitchell in the early 1980s. He also did session work in the ...
, ''The Orisha Suite'' (Connector Music, 2001)
*
Vitamin C
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, ''
More
More or Mores may refer to:
Computing
* MORE (application), outline software for Mac OS
* more (command), a shell command
* MORE protocol, a routing protocol
* Missouri Research and Education Network
Music Albums
* ''More!'' (album), by Booka S ...
'' (Elektra, 2000)
*
Mingus Big Band
The Mingus Big Band is a 14-piece ensemble, based in New York City, that specializes in the compositions of Charles Mingus. It was managed by his widow, Sue Mingus, along with the Mingus Orchestra and Mingus Dynasty. In addition to its weekly Monda ...
, ''Tonight at Noon'' (Dreyfus, 2002)
*
Michael Brecker
Michael Leonard Brecker (March 29, 1949 – January 13, 2007) was an American jazz saxophonist and composer. He was awarded 15 Grammy Awards as both performer and composer. He was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from Berklee College of M ...
, ''
Wide Angles'' (Verve, 2003)
*
Josh Roseman
Josh Roseman (born 5 June 1967) is an American jazz trombonist. His nickname is "Mr. Bone". He studied in Newton North High School.
Roseman was born in Boston, and studied at the New England Conservatory of Music. Roseman toured Jamaica with The ...
, ''Treats for the Nightwalker'' (Enja, 2003)
*
Lizz Wright
Elizabeth LaCharla Wright (born January 22, 1980) is an American jazz and gospel singer.
Life and career
Wright was born in the small town of Hahira, Georgia, one of three children and the daughter of a minister and the musical director of t ...
, ''
Salt
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'' (Verve, 2003)
*
Erin Bode
Erin Bode is an American singer from Minnesota who describes her music as a combination of jazz, folk, and pop.
Biography
In the decade-plus since Erin Bode began her professional recording career, she has garnered much critical praise for her ...
, ''
Don't Take Your Time'' (MAXJAZZ, 2004)
*
Dennis Chambers
Dennis Milton Chambers (born May 9, 1959) is an American drummer. He was inducted into the ''Modern Drummer'' Hall of Fame in 2001.
Early life
Chambers was born on May 9, 1959. He began drumming at the age of four years, and was gigging in Bal ...
, ''Planet Earth'' (BHM, 2005)
*
Chiara Civello, ''Last Quarter Moon'' (Verve Forecast, 2005)
*
Brooke Valentine
Kanesha Nichole Brookes (born October 5, 1984), better known by her stage name Brooke Valentine, is an American singer, actress, and model. Her single "Girlfight" peaked on U.S. music charts in 2005, paving the way for her debut album ''Chain L ...
, ''
Chain Letter
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'' (Virgin, 2005)
*
Malene Mortensen
Malene Winther Mortensen (born 23 May 1982) is a Danish singer.
She entered the Danish music scene in 2001, during the first season of ''Stjerne for en aften'', the Danish edition of '' Star for a Night''. She made it to the finals, with her re ...
, ''Malene'' (Stunt, 2006)
*
Brian Lynch,
Eddie Palmieri
Eddie Palmieri (born December 15, 1936) is an American Grammy Award-winning pianist, bandleader, musician, and composer of Puerto Rican ancestry. He is the founder of the bands La Perfecta, La Perfecta II, and Harlem River Drive.
Early life
Pal ...
, ''
Simpatico'' (ArtistShare, 2006)
*
Kenji Ozawa
Kenji Ozawa (小沢 健二, ''Ozawa Kenji'') is a Japanese musician born on April 14, 1968 in Sagamihara, Kanagawa. His uncle Seiji Ozawa is a noted conductor. Ozawa's first claim to fame was as a member of the pop duo Flipper's Guitar.
He gradua ...
, ''Ecology of Everyday Life'' (Eastworld, 2006)
*
Marcus Miller
William Henry Marcus Miller Jr. (born June 14, 1959) is an American musician, songwriter, and record producer. He is best known for his work as a bassist. He has worked with trumpeter Miles Davis, pianist Herbie Hancock, singer Luther Vandros ...
, ''
Renaissance
The Renaissance ( , ) , from , with the same meanings. is a period in European history marking the transition from the Middle Ages to modernity and covering the 15th and 16th centuries, characterized by an effort to revive and surpass ideas ...
'' (Concord, Jazz, 2012)
*
John Escreet
John Escreet (born 18 August 1984) is an English jazz pianist.
Biography
Escreet moved to New York in 2006. In 2008 he graduated from the Master’s Program at Manhattan School of Music, where he studied piano with Kenny Barron and Jason Moran ...
,
Sabotage and Celebration (Whirlwind, 2013)
*
Forq
Forq (pronounced "fork") is an American jazz fusion band from New York and Texas.
History
Forq was co-founded by keyboardist Henry Hey and Snarky Puppy member, bassist Michael League. The original formation of the band included guitarist Adam ...
, ''FORQ'' (Ropeadope/GroundUP music, 2014)
*
Gonzalo Rubalcaba
Gonzalo Rubalcaba (born May 27, 1963) is an Afro-Cuban jazz pianist and composer.
Early life
Rubalcaba was born Gonzalo Julio González Fonseca in Havana, Cuba
Havana (; Spanish: ''La Habana'' ) is the capital and largest city of Cuba. The ...
, ''Charlie'' (5Passion, 2015)
*
Antonio Sanchez Anthony Sanchez, Antonio Sanchez or Tony Sanchez may refer to:
Sports
* Antón (footballer) (1914–2005), Spanish footballer born ''Antonio Sánchez Valdés''
* Antonio Sánchez (boxer) (1905–?), Spanish boxer
* Antonio Sánchez (footballer, ...
, ''
The Meridian Suite
''The Meridian Suite'' is an album by jazz drummer Antonio Sánchez (drummer), Antonio Sánchez which was released by CAM Jazz in 2015.
Reception
The ''PopMatters'' review by John Garrett stated "Sánchez doesn't use the ''Meridian Suite'' to sho ...
'' (CAM Jazz, 2015)
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Nate Smith, ''Kinfolk: Postcards from Everywhere'' (Ropeadope, 2017)
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Tia Fuller
Tia Fuller (born March 27, 1976) is an American saxophonist, composer, and educator, and a member of the all-female band touring with Beyoncé. Fuller is currently a faculty member in the ensembles department at Berklee College of Music. Fulle ...
, ''
Diamond Cut
A diamond cut is a style or design guide used when shaping a diamond for polishing such as the brilliant cut. Cut does not refer to shape (pear, oval), but the symmetry, proportioning and polish of a diamond. The cut of a diamond greatly affects ...
'' (Mack Avenue, 2018)
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Joe Locke, ''Subtle Disguise'' (Origin, 2018)
References
External links
Official site*
ttps://web.archive.org/web/20100413155414/http://jazztimes.com/articles/19705-adam-rogers "Adam Rogers" ''
Jazz Times
''JazzTimes'' is an American magazine devoted to jazz. Published 10 times a year, it was founded in Washington, D.C. in 1970 by Ira Sabin as the newsletter ''Radio Free Jazz'' to complement his record store.
Coverage
After a decade of growth ...
'' article by Bill Milkowski
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Living people
American classical guitarists
American male guitarists
American jazz guitarists
Criss Cross Jazz artists
Guitarists from New York (state)
1965 births
20th-century American guitarists
Classical musicians from New York (state)
20th-century American male musicians
American male jazz musicians
Forq members