Jeff Lorber

Jeff Lorber (* November 4, 1952 in Philadelphia ) is an American keyboardist of the fusion - and especially of smooth jazz.

Life and work

Lorber had piano lessons since the age of four. In his school years he played Soul and Rhythm and Blues. He studied chemistry in Boston before 1970/71 parallel study at the Berklee College of Music began, where he was taught by Margaret Chaloff, Dave Amram and Ran Blake. He continued his study of chemistry in Oregon, where he worked as a jazz instructor at Clark College in 1973. With trombonist Danny Wilson and drummer Dennis Bradford, he founded his own group with which he presented his 1977 debut album; In the following years he worked with guest soloists like Joe Farrell, Chick Corea and Freddie Hubbard. In 1983, Lorber to Los Angeles, where he worked as a studio musician, producer and talent scout for Herb Alpert, the Pointer Sisters or Kenny G.. He also presented his own albums with various formations that have been repeatedly nominated for a Grammy. As a guest musician he has participated in recordings of Eric Marienthal, Gary Meek, U2, Art Porter Jr., Manhattan Transfer, Duran Duran, Bruce Hornsby or Curtis Mayfield.

Disco Graphical Notes

  • The Jeff Lorber Fusion ( 1977)
  • Soft Space (1978 )
  • Water Sign ( 1979)
  • Wizard Iceland (1980 )
  • Galaxian (1981 )
  • In The Heat Of The Night (1984 )
  • Worth Waiting For (1993 )
  • West Side Stories (1994 )
  • Kickin 'It (2001)
  • Philly Style ( 2003)
  • Flipside (2005)
  • Heard That (2008)
  • Now Is the Time (2010)
  • Galaxy (2011)
  • Hacienda (2013 )

Lexigraphic entries

  • Martin Kunzler, Jazz Encyclopedia Vol 1 Reinbek 2002; ISBN 3-499-16512-0
Jazz fusion David Amram Grammy Award Art Porter, Jr. The Manhattan Transfer Integrated Authority File
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