Sit back, relax, get comfortable, grab a fruit smoothie from the fridge,
simply put, "Make yourself at home". If you enjoy the sounds, please
feel free to take a song home with you to your corner of Myspace.
One last thing !...Please leave the key under the door mat when you
leave and make sure you turn the lights off !...LOL
My Latest CD, "HEART & SOUL" NOW Available For Purchase On I-Tunes
Click the logo below :
"HEART & SOUL" IS HERE AND READY TO GO HOME WITH YOU !
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Side Bar: The "HEART & SOUL" CD cover features my Heart & Soul,
my daughter Ashley.
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*For additional info. and MAIL ORDER info. on ALL of Rod's CD's please refer to the blog: " FOR THOSE INTERESTED IN CD'S BY ROD TATE ".
If you rather purchase HEART & SOUL and/or TATENOTIC through CDBABY click the corresponding CD cover below
**BELOW ARE VIDEOS OF ROD TATE IN CONCERT**
*Please be sure to pause the music player before viewing the videos
**If you are interested, feel free to add any of these videos to your page
Video : Rod performing Bobby Caldwell's, " What You Won't Do For Love "
Video : Rod performing Anita Baker's song, " Been So Long "
Video : Rod playing, "He's Been Faithful"
Video: Rod performing, I'M ONLY HUMAN @ The New Town Jazz Fest. 8/16/08
Video: Rod performing Michael Frank's song
"TELL ME ALL ABOUT IT"
Rod Tate - Saxophones
Alfred Barnes - Drums
Brenda Foster - Keyboards
Ed Hamilton - Bass
Garrick Summers - Keyboards
Influences
My influences are: John Coltrane, Sonny Rollins, Dexter Gordon, Cannonball Adderly, Grover Washington Jr., Gerald Albright, John Klemmer, Stan Getz, Joe Henderson, Miles Davis and Lee Morgan to name a few, because there are many more.
Do you live in the St. Louis area and need some live contemporary/smooth jazz entertainment for your Corporate Event, Private Party, Banquet, Reception or Christmas party(The holiday season is around the corner) ?
Rod Tate is available as a Solo Act, Duo or with His Full Band.
For more info. visit : www.rodtate.com/Rodtatecontact.HTM or
email : tatejazz@juno.com
I am seeking an established national booking agent, but for the moment
please direct all booking inquiry's to : tatejazz@juno.com
Click Below To view my Electronic Press Kit (EPK) :
FEEL THE FIRE (Peabo Bryson) * Rod Tate - Alto Sax, Keyboards,
Keybass, Drum Prog.
*From my " I'M STILL HERE " CD*
Audio Message From Rod To You : The Inspiration Behind The Songs That Are Posted From My newly released CD, " HEART & SOUL "( This message was posted on Oct. 3 as part of my online party )
Pause The Music Player So You Can Hear The Message Below :
Rod Tate is a saxophonst/songwriter. As a performer he has opened for contemporary jazz group Spyra Gyra, Pieces of A Dream, Chuck Loeb, Bob Baldwin, Marion Meadows, Phil Perry, Ramsey Lewis, The Temptations, Dizzy Gillepsie and Lonnie Liston Smith. He has opened for Gospel artist Richard Smallwood and Gospel jazz keyboardist Ben Tankard, Poet Sonia Sanchez, as well as comedian Tommy Davidson. Rod has appeared on B.E.T.'s segment of Jazz Discoveries.
Rod was named artist of the week of 9/17/07 on Saywhatnews.com
Rod was named smooth jazz artist of the month on EchoSmoothJazz.com
Rod was named smooth jazz artist of the month on Whitester Radio-Smoothjazz.com
"I think you are awesome !!! I really like your style !!! Your music is the sound that I want to achieve for Whitester Radio-Smooth jazz(via live 365)."
David White, Whitester Radio-Smooth Jazz(via live 365.com)
"Three simple words can describe this saxophonist:
Smooth, Soulful and Upbeat"
Peter Su, CIM Radio.com
"Tate has a smooth, nice tone & his playing makes him someone to keep an eye on." Gary Nelson, Jazzreview.com
"Smooth jazz that melts the butter on the uneaten corn."
Ben Ohmart, Musicdish.com
"Tate's jazz is among the smoothest. Profoundly influenced by '70's Quiet Storm music & the seductive, throaty growl of Grover Washington Jr. He takes listeners on a journey into a world where all bed sheets are made of satin, and there is never a shortage of red wine."
Noah E., listen.com
As an artist, performer, and musician. Rod's goals are to continue to learn, grow, and to touch lives positively through his musical expressions. As a songwriter, Rod's motto is: " This music is intended to soothe your soul and speak love to your spirit ". Rod also aspires to have his music in movies, commercials, and television programming
For those interested in purchasing CD's please refer to the blog, "FOR THOSE
INTERESTED IN CD'S BY ROD TATE" The blog will give you details on all CD's
presently available for purchase.
All thou there is much darkness upon Us, and the world seems to be running out of control, as Micheal once said, like a freight train about to lose it’s tracks. Yet there is still Light Shining brightly before US.
Awaken NOW! Love,
Knowing that the life we have lived is just merely an Illusion fabricated by man made Ideals, filled with Hate, Darkness and Fear.
The Darkness has Ended,
We are FREE! Truth is revealing it’s self and WE are moving Forward. After all this time to find out how very simple the journey is. One need only to BE Ones Self, and to get out of One’s way. Know in our Hearts We Are One. In The Light Manifest! One,
Hi my friend, Here my new song "Epsilon's World" hope you like the Epsilon's World... and don't forget Epsilon's World cannot exist without you so don't hesitate to leave comment if you like a lot :) Welcome to the Epsilon's World... Friendly Epsilon You can buy my album here www.cykxincorp.com
Bonjour mon ami, Mon nouveau morceau "Epsilon's World" bienvenue dans le monde d'Epsilon... et n'oubli jamais de soutenir ma musique en faisant un commentaire si tu aimes vraiment car le monde d'Epsilon ne peut exister sans toi:) Amicalement Epsilon tu peux acheter mon album ici www.cykxincorp.com
Rod, our life in these [LAST DAYS], on this sinful planet has brought it's share of "Heartache, Heartbreak......Pain". Yet a day IS coming when God when WILL bring our suffering to and end; He will eliminate ANY & EVERY reason for tears; He WILL care for us [AND] give us EVERLASTING JOY in His presence..........that if JOY was a blanket (and we were cold), that we could wrap ourselves up in it and be warm. Yes, that day IS coming...........
The Bible says "He will swallow up death [in victory; He will abolish death forever]. And the Lord God will wipe away tears from all faces; and the reproach of His people He will take away from off all the earth; for the Lord has spoken it. The last enemy to be subdued and abolished is death. And when this perishable puts on the imperishable and this that was capable of dying puts on freedom from death, then shall be fulfilled the Scripture that says, Death is swallowed up (utterly vanquished forever) in and unto victory" (Isa.25:8, 1Cor.15:26, 54 Amp.) Hmmmmm?!??
Not a Sermon, Just an Observation. YBIC, Richard -aka- MEGA VOICES GOLD!
I have been very busy lately with school and my volunteer work with 4H and the Hospice House. I am Thankful, for those of you who truly show Friendship by
Hi there Rod! Thanks for brightening up my day great to see a happy friendly face! Stopping by to wish you & yours a wonderful holiday season & a very blessed rest of the year! Stay well! ... Elle
Let us be discerning and align with Light. Let us not set our healing into rote procedure, but allow for fluidity and intuition to guide us through each moment, permitting the flow of divine energy to move through us. Let us be willing to release all that is not truly us.
Let us permit the releasing of all buried emotions and thought and allow the mental and emotional bodies to integrate and blend into Spirit.
AWSOM !IV JUST HURD FROMMY FAVORIT SAX PLAYER YES! COOL, THANKS FOR RETURNING THE LOVE ROD , LOOKING FORWARD TO SEE U DO YOUR THING N PERSON, IM SURE IT WILL BE AS AWSOM AS THOSE DVDS IV GOT OF YOU N THE CREW. OF WHICH IV JUST REMEMBERED I CAN CAN ...OOPS I DONT HAVE A DVD PLAYER N MY ROOM, N IM NOT HOME ALONE SO I CANT JUST PUT THE DVD OF U N THE CREW ON.OH WELL, ITS OK, SORRY BUT I DO HAVE SADE ON VIDEO COSSET, THATS MY GIRL, SHE BE SANGING ...YOUR LOVE IS KING...CROWN YOU WITH MY HEART.ANY WAYS THANKS FOR STOPING BY MY FRIEND. ~PROPHECY~ ENJOY YOUR WEEKEND AS WELL, LOTS OF LOVE .N GOD BLESS.