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Jazz Musicians on Cameo

John Hilderbrand — Fri, 10 Feb 2023 13:07:35 +0000

After seeing Gerald Albright post about him being on Cameo, I did a little research into other contemporary jazz musicians who might be available on the service.

Cameo provides a platform for users to purchase personalized video messages from celebrities, musicians, athletes, and other public figures. This includes jazz musicians! Users can browse profiles and choose someone they would like to receive a video from, then place an order for a custom message. The selected personality will then record a video message specifically for the user, which can be used for birthdays, anniversaries, or pretty much any occassion.

Here are some musicians on Cameo that would be of interest to contemporary jazz fans and their current rate for recording a video:

Nathan East is a founding member of Fourplay and has played on over 2000 recordings! John Patitucci has played with jazz legends Wayne Shorter and Chick Corea! Both of these gentlemen will record a video for you for under a Benjamin!

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The Great Pumpkin Waltz

John Hilderbrand — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 21:19:39 +0000

The song I probably listen to most this time of year is Vince Guaraldi’s “The Great Pumpkin Waltz.” That’s a classic. Chick Corea covered it in the 1989 GRP compilation Happy Anniversary, Charlie Brown! That recording in itself is great, with B.B. King, Joe Williams, Dave Brubeck, Gerry Mulligan, and classic GRP artists Dave Grusin, Lee Ritenour, and David Benoit playing music from Peanuts specials. It’s always the Chick Corea trio of Chick, John Patitucci, and Tom Brechtlein and their top-notch recording that is the first track I queue up.

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Smoke N’ Mirrors from Lee Ritenour

John Hilderbrand — Mon, 11 Sep 2006 03:27:16 +0000

He’s been a presence in contemporary jazz for more than two decades and nominated for seventeen Grammy awards. Guitarist Lee Ritenour still has stories to tell. The concept for his new release, Smoke N’ Mirrors, came from different sources, notably his first trip to South Africa last year.

The new recording has a definite world influence. Ritenour brought in a number of musicians to help him achieve his vision: eight percussionists, South African singer Zamajobe, Daniel Jobim (grandson of Brazilian legend Antonio Carlos Jobim), his thirteen year old son, Wesley, and old friends like Dave Grusin, John Patitucci, Vinnie Colaiuta, Abraham Laboriel, Richard Bona, and Patrice Rushen. He also plays twelve different guitars. As you would expect from the personnel, the performances are top-notch and Rit’s playing is fluid.

If you haven’t checked out Captain Fingers in a while, Smoke N’ Mirrors is a good one to pick up.

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