Rich Ortiz is the sole player including bass pedals, harmonica, guitar, guitar percussion, and vocals all at the same time!!!!must see live performance.
Acoustic Funk/Folk consisting of multiple instumentation (guitar, bass pedals, harmonica, vocals, guitar percussion) all played simultaneously by one man in real time.
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BIO
Rich Ortiz had no choice but to become a musical performer. Rich is a fourth generation entertainer of a family of entertainers. Music definitely runs through his veins, down to the very depths of his soul.
Rich believes he is the product of his family's cultural diversity and strength, but his style is truly his own. Born in Bergen County, New Jersey, he got his start singing, acting, and dancing at the age of three. As a child, Rich performed in Off-Broadway plays, commercials, and dance competitions.
For the past ten years, Rich has been living in upstate New York, focusing all his talents and time on his acoustic solo act. Rich plays guitar, harmonica, and pedal bass with his feet, and turns heads with his vocals! His music is best described as funk folk pop. His influences are James Taylor, the Beatles, Stevie Wonder, Ray Charles, Bill Withers and Jeff Buckley.He was a regional finalist on season five of usa networks show Nashville Star chosen out of 20,000 people!
He has opened shows for Ludacris, Hoobastank, Simple Plan, Elephant Man, Tea Leaf Green, Kracker, Merl Saunders, Melvin Seals, Jim Wieder, the Drifters and the wood brothers . He has also played private parties for Tom Cruise and New York's Governor Pataki. He has won the hearts of many, playing everywhere from Upstate New York, to Killington, Vermont, to Cape Cod and all the way down to Marco Island, Florida.
He currently plays in New York's West Village at the world famous Red Lion every Sunday. Rich is getting ready to release his first album, the album will feature live, unedited studio recordings of all original works. As his passion for life grows stronger, so does the energy in his music. Rich is a truly rare, authentic talent.
Hey Rich Ortiz! Just want to stop by to say thanks for being friends! Keep me in mind if you need any mastering done. All of the info is on my page and feel free to email me anytime. Only $25 per song and $100 for an EP, mix-tape, or full CD! Thanks!! Jim Wavelength MD
I assume you saw the tall kid, with orange spiky hair, that's my buddy Jakob, who works with Lisa at the Circus Cafe. I've hung out with Lisa and Joe a few times (with Jakob).
sweet, sounds good. Friday is a good possibility, otherwise, like I said i'm camping saturday so sunday will have to work. TURKEYS!!! :-) I'm so pumped.
Hey Rich, I didn't know you did Lisa and Joe's wedding! That's pretty cool. I'll see you next weekend. I was actually thinking maybe we could hunt friday morning.
What up bud, good seein ya the other night, i was frikin housed.... anyways, if your down for phish just let me know which ones you want to go to, all in june anyway so lots of time. I am hittin you up though, i need to figure the jamman out, need ur help!!!
The Craic Festival 2009 has invited FairplayCollective to play at this years Festival. All members will be playing in the round. The show is at The Mercury Lounge, March 14th at 8pm. This is the last night of the festival and Foy Vance is also on the bill.
What more can I say, a great night for music and film, with the odd star thrown in. Come show your support.
