Paul Norris Bollenback (born June 6, 1959) is a jazz guitarist who has appeared on ''

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'', ''

Joan Rivers Joan Alexandra Molinsky (June 8, 1933 – September 4, 2014), known professionally as Joan Rivers, was an American comedian, actress, producer, writer and television host. She was noted for her blunt, often controversial comedic persona—heavi ...

'', and ''

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''. He has performed with

Scott Ambush Scott Antel Ambush is an American musician, best known as the bass player of jazz fusion band Spyro Gyra. Biography He was born April 28, 1960 in Frederick, Maryland to Webster and Jeanette Lofton Ambush. He attended Urbana Elementary School in ...

, Charlie Byrd,

Joey DeFrancesco Joey DeFrancesco (April 10, 1971August 25, 2022) was an American jazz organist, trumpeter, saxophonist, and occasional singer. He released more than 30 albums under his own name, and recorded extensively as a sideman with such leading jazz perfo ...

, Herb Ellis,

Della Reese Delloreese Patricia Early (July 6, 1931 – November 19, 2017), known professionally as Della Reese, was an American jazz and gospel singer, actress, and ordained minister whose career spanned seven decades. She began her long career as a s ...

Arturo Sandoval Arturo Sandoval is a Cuban-American jazz trumpeter, pianist, and composer. While living in his native Cuba, Sandoval was influenced by jazz musicians Charlie Parker, Clifford Brown, and Dizzy Gillespie. In 1977 he met Gillespie, who became his ...

, and

Stanley Turrentine Stanley William Turrentine (April 5, 1934 – September 12, 2000) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. He began his career playing R&B for Earl Bostic and later soul jazz recording for the Blue Note label from 1960, touched on jazz fusion dur ...

. He is cited as a guitarist who uses modern

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. Bollenback moved to India with his family when he was 11. After three years, the family returned to the U.S. and Bollenback began listening to rock music. He put down his nylon-string guitar and picked up an electric. He cites his discovery of

Miles Davis Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26, 1926September 28, 1991) was an American trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. He is among the most influential and acclaimed figures in the history of jazz and 20th-century music. Davis adopted a variety of music ...

as a pivotal moment in his life. He attended the University of Miami. In 1997, he began teaching at American University.

Discography

As leader

* ''Original Visions'' ( Challenge, 1995) * ''Double Gemini'' (Challenge, 1997) * ''Soul Grooves'' (Challenge, 1999) * ''Double Vision'' (Challenge, 2000) * ''Dreams'' (Challenge, 2001) * ''Brightness of Being'' (Elefant Dreams, 2006) * ''Invocation'' (Elefant Dreams, 2007) * ''Portraits in Space and Time'' (Mayimba Music, 2014)

As sideman

With

* ''Part III'' (Columbia, 1991) * ''Reboppin'' (Columbia, 1992) * ''Live at the 5 Spot'' (Columbia, 1993) * ''All About My Girl'' (Muse, 1994) * ''The Street of Dreams'' (Big Mo, 1995) * ''Incredible!'' (Concord Jazz, 2000) * ''The Champ Round 2'' (HighNote, 2000) * ''The Philadelphia Connection'' (HighNote, 2002) * ''Ballads and Blues'' (Concord, 2002) * ''Snapshot'' (HighNote, 2009) * ''

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'' (HighNote, 2010) With

Jim Snidero James J. Snidero (born May 29, 1958 in Redwood City, California, United States) is an American jazz saxophonist. Performance career Snidero grew up in the Washington DC area (Camp Springs, MD), then attended the U of North Texas and performed in ...

* ''

Tippin' ''Tippin' '' is an album by saxophonist Jim Snidero which was recorded in 2007 and released on the Savant label.Gary Thomas * ''Seventh Quadrant'' (Enja, 1987) * ''Code Violations'' (Enja, 1988) * ''

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'' ( JMT, 1991) * '' Exile's Gate'' (JMT, 1993) * ''

Found on Sordid Streets ''Found on Sodid Streets'' is the ninth album by saxophonist Gary Thomas recorded in 1996 and released on the Winter & Winter label.Winter & Winter Winter & Winter is a record label in Munich, Germany that specializes in jazz, classical and improvised music. It was founded by Stefan Winter following the demise of his JMT Records label. Since 1997 Winter & Winter has released records by Da ...

, 1997) With others * Christy Baron, ''Take This Journey'' (Chesky, 2002) *

Gary Bartz Gary Bartz (born September 26, 1940) is an American jazz saxophonist. He has won two Grammy Awards. Biography Bartz studied at the Juilliard School. In the early 1960s, he performed with Eric Dolphy and McCoy Tyner in Charles Mingus' Jazz Works ...

, ''Live @ the Jazz Standard Mae Velha Vol 2'' (OYO, 2005) *

Bob Berg Robert Berg (April 7, 1951 – December 5, 2002) was an American jazz saxophonist. Biography Berg was born in Brooklyn, New York, United States. Berg started his musical education at the age of six when he began studying classical piano. He be ...

, Randy Brecker, Dennis Chambers, Joey DeFrancesco, ''The JazzTimes Superband'' (Concord, 2000) * Pat Bianchi, ''In the Moment'' (Savant, 2018) *

Terri Lyne Carrington Terri Lyne Carrington (born August 4, 1965) is an American jazz drummer, composer, producer, and educator. She has played with Dizzy Gillespie, Stan Getz, Clark Terry, Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Joe Sample, Al Jarreau, Yellowjackets, and ma ...

, '' Jazz Is a Spirit'' (ACT, 2002) *

Steve Gadd Stephen Kendall Gadd (born April 9, 1945) is an American drummer, percussionist, and session musician. Gadd is one of the best-known and highly regarded session and studio drummers in the industry, recognized by his induction into the ''Modern D ...

, ''Live at Voce'' (BFM, 2010) *

Tim Garland Tim Garland (born 19 October 1966) is a British jazz saxophonist, composer, and bandleader. His compositions draw from modern jazz and classical concert music. Career Garland was born in Ilford, Essex and grew up in Canterbury, Kent. He starte ...

, ''Libra'' (Global Mix, 2009) *

Greg Hatza Greg Hatza is an American jazz organist born in 1948 in Reading, Pennsylvania. Music Hatza started on piano at age five, and switched to organ at age fifteen. He played professionally from age sixteen, working for four years at Lenny Moore's clu ...

, ''Organization'' (Palmetto, 1995) * Greg Hatza, ''Snake Eyes'' (Palmetto, 1998) *

Ron Holloway Ronald Edward Holloway (born August 24, 1953) is an American tenor saxophonist. He is listed in the ''Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz'' where veteran jazz critic Ira Gitler described Holloway as a "Hard bear-down-hard-bopper who can blow authe ...

, ''Slanted'' (Milestone, 1994) * Ron Holloway, ''Scorcher'' (Milestone, 1996) * Joe Locke, ''Beauty Burning'' (Sirocco, 2000) * Joe Locke, ''State of Soul'' (Sirocco, 2002) *

Tony Monaco Anthony M. "Tony" Monaco (born August 14, 1959) is an American jazz organist. at The Hammond Jazz Inventory Biography Monaco played accordion from childhood and was heavily influenced by Jimmy Smith in his youth. In 1971, he switched to organ ...

, ''Burnin' Grooves'' (Summit, 2001) *

Shunzo Ohno is a Japanese trumpeter, composer and arranger. In 1974 Ohno accepted Art Blakey's offer and went to the U.S. He made recordings in cooperation with famous musicians, and some of his songs sold very well. He played active parts as a member of ...

, ''ReNew'' (Pulsebeats, 2016) *

Houston Person Houston Person (born November 10, 1934) is an American jazz tenor saxophonist and record producer. Although he has performed in the hard bop and swing genres, he is most experienced in and best known for his work in soul jazz. He received the ...

, '' Social Call'' (HighNote, 2003) * Houston Person, ''The Art and Soul of Houston Person'' (HighNote, 2008) *

Marilyn Scott Marilyn Scott (born December 21, 1949 in Altadena, California) is an American jazz vocalist. Scott got her start performing locally at age 15. She went to college in San Francisco, singing in both jazz and pop ensembles there. She was noticed by ...

, ''Every Time We Say Goodbye'' (Venus, 2008) *

Carol Sloane Carol Sloane (born March 5, 1937) is an American jazz singer born in Providence, Rhode Island, who has been singing professionally since she was 14, although for a time in the 1970s she worked as a legal secretary in Raleigh, North Carolina. In ...

, ''I Never Went Away'' (HighNote, 2001) * Carol Sloane, ''Whisper Sweet'' (HighNote, 2003) * Steve Wilson, ''Soulful Song'' (Maxjazz, 2003)

References

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