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Jeff Golub - 100% match to Jeff Lorber

15 April 1955, Akron, Ohio, USA. Golub was already an accomplished guitarist when he attended Boston's Berklee College Of Music. At the end of the 70s he settled in New York City where he was invited to join Billy Squier's band. In addition to appearing on several albums, this... Read more

Richard Elliot - 98% match to Jeff Lorber

Glasgow, Scotland, but raised in Los Angeles, California, USA. It was perhaps inevitable, for a musician growing up in the 60s and early 70s, that Elliot's early taste would range through Motown Records and rock. However, he was also indelibly impressed by R&B. As a tenor... Read more

Norman Brown - 91% match to Jeff Lorber

18 December 1970, Kansas City, Missouri, USA. Brown played guitar from around the age of eight, initially taking his cue from contemporary pop artists. By chance he heard Wes Montgomery on record and this redirected his interest towards jazz. Moving to Los Angeles, he studied at... Read more

Brian Culbertson - 83% match to Jeff Lorber

12 January 1973, Decatur, Illinois, USA. Encouraged by his father, Jim Culbertson, a music teacher and trumpet player, Brian began his formal musical education at an early age. At eight he studied piano, then drums, followed by trombone and finally, four years after beginning... Read more

Fourplay - 81% match to Jeff Lorber

A group which has earned consistent critical praise for its blend of pop and contemporary jazz, Fourplay was formed by Bob James (25 December 1939, Marshall, Missouri, USA; keyboards), Lee Ritenour (b. 1 November 1953, Los Angeles, California, USA; guitar), Nathan East (bass)... Read more

Lee Ritenour - 73% match to Jeff Lorber

Lee Mack Ritenour, 1 November 1952, Los Angeles, California, USA. The prolific Ritenour has established himself as one of the world's leading jazz fusion guitarists with a series of accessible albums over the past two decades. Known as "Captain Fingers", Ritenour became a... Read more

Kim Waters - 71% match to Jeff Lorber

Maryland, USA. Born into a musical family, Waters began playing saxophone at an early age. His technical proficiency was remarkable, allowing him to play comfortably in jazz and R&B formats. He worked with childhood friend Cyrus Chestnut, sometimes playing jazz but also as... Read more

Joe Sample - 70% match to Jeff Lorber

Joseph Leslie Sample, 1 February 1939, Houston, Texas, USA. While still at high school, Sample co-founded a group that would dominate his working life. Known from 1960 as the Jazz Crusaders, the band, with its core of Sample on piano, Wayne Henderson, Wilton Felder and Nesbert... Read more

Najee - 66% match to Jeff Lorber

Bob James - 64% match to Jeff Lorber

25 December 1939, Marshall, Missouri, USA. James played the piano from the age of four and eventually gained an MA in Composition from the University of Michigan in 1962. He worked as musical director and accompanist with vocalist Sarah Vaughan until 1968. In 1973 Quincy Jones... Read more