Peter Horvath - Piano
Jeff Narell- Steel Pans
Paul van Wageningen - Drums
Marc van Wageningen - Bass
David K. Mathews - Piano
Dave Belove - Bass
Alex Murzyn-Sax
Melecio Magdaluyo-Sax
Phil Hawkins - Drums
Derek Rolando - Percussion
Michael Spiro - Percussion
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The Ray Obiedo Group
The Ray Obiedo Group is made up of some of the finest Jazz musicians the San Francisco Bay Area has to offer. With its heavy influence of African grooves, Brasilian and Caribbean rhythms and a hybrid of pop & soul, a traditional Latin Jazz sound is always at the core of the ensemble. A unique aspect of the group, is it’s ability to always incorporate a variety of Funk and R & B groove elements into its various arrangements.
Guitarist / composer, Ray Obiedo, formed this group in 1978 to further explore his love of world music. His compositions for the group are drawn from many musical influences, including contemporary Funk, Latin, Brasilian, Rhythm & Blues and Caribbean as well as other music genres. The rhythm section includes some of Obiedo’s mainstays over the past few years. Pianist David K. Mathews, currently with R & B great Etta James, bassist Marc van Wagening, drummer Paul van Wageningen and percussionist Derek Rolando. Rounding out the group is saxophonist /flutist Melecio Magdaluna.
Ray Obiedo's group works with a wonderfully rich array of textures and colors, melding together all of it’s musical elements for a uniquely distinct Bay Area flavor.
Contemporary jazz composer and guitarist Obiedo had an eclectic musical background during his youth, spent in the Bay Area of San Francisco. The sounds of Miles Davis, Jimi Hendrix, Antonio Carlos Jobim and the imported soul and pop of Motown Records influenced his early musical persona. Probably the greatest influence on his embryonic career, however, was the James Brown revue, whose funky, percussive guitar sound was the platform on which Obiedo built his technique.
In the early 70's, he joined organist Johnny "Hammond" Smith on tour, then ECM Records trombonist Julian Priester. His own fusion band, Kick, included Sheila E. on drums and Sonny Rollins associate Mark Soskin on keyboards. His other outlet during this time was the pop-rock vehicle Rhythmus 21, wherein he worked with other prominent session musicians from the Bay Area. His own session/touring experience is considerable, having partnered artists including Herbie Hancock, George Duke and Lou Rawls. In the early 80s his reputation grew as one of California's finest exponents of jazz, pop and fusion.
Obiedo's solo compositions also attracted acclaim, and saw interpretations from Sheila E., vocal group The Whispers, and percussionist Pete Escovedo. Parts of this work have appeared on film soundtracks, most notably Michael Caine's A Shock To The System and Richard Gere's Internal Affairs. Such notoriety co-existed with Obiedo's rising status as a solo artist, recording a clutch of 90s albums for Windham Hill Jazz Records while leading The Ray Obiedo Group and on club dates and concert tours. In recent years, Ray has concentrated heavily on his production skills. In addition to producing his own album projects, he has produced a variety of independently released CD’s. Obiedo co-produced guitarist Joyce Cooling’s 1997’s highly successful release “Playing it Cool” for Heads Up Records and produced saxophonist Marion Meadows new release for Heads Up.
Recent tours have included a U.S. run with The Pee Wee Ellis / Fred Wesley Group, a 2001 Japan tour with Sheila E & the E Train and numerous Europen tours with RAD a funk/soul group led by singer/keyboardist Rose Anne Dimalanta.
Olá !!! Muito obrigado por fazer parte dos meus amigos aqui em meu espaço e muito boa sorte pra você!!! Fique a vontade pra ouvir todas as canções do meu terceiro CD: Ebulição de Idéias, ver os vídeos de shows e tudo que quiser, ta bom?! O CD tem a participação do Zé Geraldo na música (S.O.S) e tem também uma canção em homenagem ao Maluco Beleza, Raul Seixas (Um Canto Para Raul), Além da música "Essência Oculta" que foi trilha Sonora de um filme(TV Cultura) do Grande Cineasta Hermano Penna. Grande abraço do César Di.
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