Gregg Karukas

live at Algarve Smooth Jazz Festival 2022 Saturday, 7. May, 20:45 h

DISCOGRAPHY Image: Ken Weil

An Englishman who accentuates his music with charm and playfulness. The result: Smooth Jazz with a spiritedness which many others in this genre lack. Born in Luton in 1954, White devoted himself to music already as a child. He learned to play several instruments, including the clarinet, trombone, violin and piano. And of course, like so many youngsters growing up during the heyday of the Beatles and the Rolling Stones, he gravitated to the guitar. After his first electric guitar had burnt in a fire, he had to play an acoustic guitar. He made the best of it and discovered his love for acoustic music. At 20, he was invited to join Al Stewart’s band for a tour of England, Scotland, and the U.S. in 1975. This was the beginning of a 20 year association. He worked with Stewart as a pianist at first, and later also as a guitarist, composer and co-producer. In 1979 both moved to Los Angeles, formed the band ‘Shot in the Dark’ and a record label called Lobster Music. In 1990 White published his first solo CD.

Facts

16 solo albums | 6 No.1 & 9 Top10 hits plus 4 No.1 & 10 Top10 albums at the Billboard jazz charts | 4x Best guitarist of the year

Discography

Music For Starlux Airlines (2019)

Groovin’ (2016)

Smile (2014)

Here We Go (2012)

Good Day (2008)

Peter White Christmas (2007)

Playin’ Favorites (2006)

Confidential (2004)

Glow (2001)

Perfect Moment (1998)

Songs Of The Season (1997)

Caravan Of Dreams (1996)

Reflections (1994)

Promenade (1993)

Excusez-Moi (1992)

Reveillez-Vous (1990) www.peterwhite.com

Ein Engländer, der Charme und Verspieltheit in seine Musik legt. Das Ergebnis: Smooth Jazz mit einer Lebendigkeit, die vielen anderen in diesem Genre fehlt. 1954 in Luton geboren, war White schon als Kind in Musik vernarrt. Er lernte viele Instrument, inklusive Klarinette, Posaune, Violine und Klavier. Und natürlich, wie so viele Jugendliche, die in der Blütezeit der Beatles und Rolling Stones aufwuchsen, tendierte er zur Gitarre. Nachdem seine erste elektrische Gitarre in einem Feuer verbrannt war, musste er mit einer akustischen Vorlieb nehmen. Aus der Not wurde Tugend: White entdeckte seine Liebe zur akustischen Musik. Mit 20 wurde er eingeladen, Al Stewart’s Band für die 1975erTour durch England, Schottland und die USA beizutreten – das war der Beginn einer 20-jährigen Zusammenarbeit. Zuerst als Pianist, später arbeitete er auch als Gitarrist, Komponist und Co-Produzent mit Stewart. 1979 zogen beide nach Los Angeles, gründeten die Band „Shot in the Dark“ und eine Plattenfirma namens Lobster Music. 1990 veröffentlichte White sein erstes Solo-Album.

Peter White

live at Algarve Smooth Jazz Festival 2022 Saturday, 7. May, 22:15 h

Um inglês que confere charme e alegria à sua música. O resultado: Smooth Jazz com uma vivacidade que falta a muitos outros neste género musical. Nascido em Luton em 1954, White era, já em criança, um apaixonado pela música. Aprendeu a tocar muitos instrumentos, incluindo clarinete, trombone, violino e piano. E naturalmente, como tantos outros jovens que cresceram no auge dos Beatles e Rolling Stones, tendeu para a guitarra. Quando a sua guitarra elétrica ardeu num incêndio, ele teve de recorrer a uma acústica. Da necessidade fez-se virtude: White descobriu o seu amor pela música acústica. Aos 20 anos foi convidado a integrar a Al Stewart’s Band para a digressão pela Inglaterra, Escócia e Estados Unidos da América em 1975 – foi o início de uma colaboração de 20 anos. Trabalhou com Stewart, inicialmente como pianista e posteriormente também como guitarrista, compositor e coprodutor. Em 1979 mudaramse os dois para Los Angeles e fundaram a banda “Shot in the Dark” e uma discográfica de nome Lobster Music. Em 1990 White lançou o seu primeiro álbum a solo.

Facts

12 solo albums | 5 No.1 hits at the Billboard jazz chart | Smooth Jazz Song of the Year 2005 & 2011

Discography

Nils – Live At The Alvas (2021) Caught In The Groove (2020)

Christmas Everyday (2018) Play (2018)

Alley Cat (2015)

Jazz Gems, The Best Of Nils (2014) City Groove (2012)

What The Funk? (2010)

Up Close & Personal (2009)

Ready To Play (2007)

Pacific Coast Highway (2005)

Blue Planet (1998) www.nilsmusic.com