Jeff Lorber
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| Background information | |
| Born |
November 4, 1952 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Genres |
Jazz fusion Smooth jazz Jazz pop Crossover jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, composer, record producer |
| Instruments | Piano, keyboards, guitar |
| Years active | 1975–present |
| Labels |
Inner City Blue Note Narada Zebra Verve Warner Bros. Arista Peak (since 2008) |
| Associated acts | Michael Jeffries, Karyn White |
Jeff Lorber (born November 4, 1952) is an American keyboardist, composer, and record producer.
Many of his songs have been featured on The Weather Channel's Local On The 8s segments, including appearances on the channel's compilation albums, The Weather Channel Presents: The Best of Smooth Jazz and The Weather Channel Presents: Smooth Jazz II. He was nominated for a Grammy Award for his 2007 Blue Note Records release He Had a Hat.
Lorber was born to a Jewish family in Cheltenham, Pennsylvania, the same suburb as fellow musicians Michael and Randy Brecker, with whom he would later play. He started to play the piano when he was four years old and after playing in a number of R&B bands as a teen, went on to attend Berklee College of Music, where he developed his love for jazz and he met and played alongside guitarist John Scofield. He moved to Vancouver, Washington in 1972. He also studied chemistry at Boston University for several years.
His first group, The Jeff Lorber Fusion, released their self-titled debut album in 1977 on Inner City Records. Supported by a revolving cast of musicians including longtime drummer Dennis Bradford, Lorber recorded five studio albums under this moniker. These early releases showcased a funky sound influenced by other jazz fusion practitioners such as Herbie Hancock, Weather Report and Return to Forever, the latter's Chick Corea appearing on several Fusion cuts. Like his contemporaries, Lorber performed on multiple keyboard instruments including piano, Rhodes piano, and various analog synthesizers, often favoring the Minimoog and Sequential Circuits Prophet 5.
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