Ron Kobayashi
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Ron Kobayashi is a jazz
pianist and composer based in Southern California, USA. He has performed with Mel Tormé
, Margaret Whiting
, Herb Jeffries, Tim Weisberg, Eric Marienthal, Jules Day, Peter White, Kenny Burrell
, Bill Watrous
, Teddy Edwards, Pete Christlieb
and Paula Kelly Jr. and the Modernaires.
His trio has recorded three discs to date and received airplay across the U.S. and Canada. The Los Angeles Times says the Ron Kobayashi Trio are “superb jazz stylists.” Their latest disc, "No Preservatives" (Carpet Cat Records) was described as a “five star session from three of the Southland’s finest” by the LA Jazz Scene. The Orange County Register wrote: “If you define jazz as spontaneity, emotional expression and communication among musicians, you won’t find anything better than “No Preservatives.” In 1996, the trio was voted "Best Jazz Group in Orange County" by readers of the Orange County Weekly.
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
pianist and composer based in Southern California, USA. He has performed with Mel Tormé
Mel Tormé
Melvin Howard Tormé , nicknamed The Velvet Fog, was an American musician, known for his jazz singing. He was also a jazz composer and arranger, a drummer, an actor in radio, film, and television, and the author of five books...
, Margaret Whiting
Margaret Whiting
Margaret Whiting was a singer of American popular music and country music who first made her reputation during the 1940s and 1950s.-Youth:...
, Herb Jeffries, Tim Weisberg, Eric Marienthal, Jules Day, Peter White, Kenny Burrell
Kenny Burrell
Kenneth Earl "Kenny" Burrell is an American jazz guitarist. His playing is grounded in bebop and blues; he has performed and recorded with a wide range of jazz musicians.-Biography:...
, Bill Watrous
Bill Watrous
William Russell Watrous III is a jazz trombonist. He is perhaps best known by casual fans of jazz music for his rendition of Sammy Nestico's arrangement of the Johnny Mandel ballad "A Time for Love," which he recorded on a 1993 album of the same name...
, Teddy Edwards, Pete Christlieb
Pete Christlieb
Pete Christlieb is a jazz bebop, West Coast jazz and hard bop tenor saxophonist.-Biography:Christlieb was born in Los Angeles, California and is the son of bassoonist Don Christlieb...
and Paula Kelly Jr. and the Modernaires.
His trio has recorded three discs to date and received airplay across the U.S. and Canada. The Los Angeles Times says the Ron Kobayashi Trio are “superb jazz stylists.” Their latest disc, "No Preservatives" (Carpet Cat Records) was described as a “five star session from three of the Southland’s finest” by the LA Jazz Scene. The Orange County Register wrote: “If you define jazz as spontaneity, emotional expression and communication among musicians, you won’t find anything better than “No Preservatives.” In 1996, the trio was voted "Best Jazz Group in Orange County" by readers of the Orange County Weekly.