I am seeking an established booking agent, but for the moment
please direct all booking inquiry's to : tatejazz@juno.com
Welcome to my little corner of Myspace ! ! !
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.
I will be hosting at least one new song every month, so please continue to visit
I hope you enjoy the music.
The door is always open for you, come back as often as you like.
One last thing !...Please leave the key under the door mat when you
leave and make sure you turn the lights off !...LOL
" TATENOTIC " is here and ready to go home with YOU !
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*Also below are a few of Rod's CD's, for info. on ALL of Rod's CD's please refer to the blog: " FOR THOSE INTERESTED IN CD'S BY ROD TATE "
**These are a few of Rod's CD's, for info. on ALL of Rod's CD's please refer to the blog: " FOR THOSE INTERESTED IN CD'S BY ROD TATE "
Video: Rod performing, HE'S BEEN FAITHFUL 3/7/08
Video: Rod performing Marvin Gaye's, " WHAT'S GOING ON ? "
Video: Rod performing Michael Frank's song
"TELL ME ALL ABOUT IT"
THE BLUFFS (Rod Tate/Ed Hamilton) *Rod Tate - Soprano Sax,
Garrick Summers -Keyboards, Ed Hamilton - Bass, Alfred Barnes - Drums
*From my " LIVE " CD*
(Recorded by Lester Page Jr. of PageAudio / K.C. MO)
RAIN (Rod Tate) * Rod Tate - Soprano Sax, Keyboards,
Keybass, Drum Prog.
*From my " TATENOTIC " CD*
BEFORE MIDNIGHT (Rod Tate) * Rod Tate - Soprano Sax, Keyboards,
Keybass, Drum Prog.
*From my " TATENOTIC " CD*
QUESTIONS (Rod Tate) * Rod Tate - Soprano Sax, Keybass,
Keyboards & Drum Prog.
*From my " TATENOTIC " CD*
YA FEEL ME (Rod Tate) * Rod Tate - Alto Sax,
Keyboards, Keybass,
Drum. Prog.
*From my " TATENOTIC " CD*
FEEL THE FIRE (Peabo Bryson) * Rod Tate - Alto Sax, Keyboards,
Keybass, Drum Prog.
*From my " I'M STILL HERE " CD*
**For info. on ALL of Rod's CD's please refer to the blog:
" FOR THOSE INTERESTED IN CD'S BY ROD TATE "
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.
Videos of Rod Tate in concert on April 19 & Julyl 21, 2007
* Feel free to add any or all the videos to your site
** Stop or pause the music player before watching the video
Video : Rod performing Anita Baker's song, " Been So Long "
Video: Rod performing Michael Frank's song, " Rainy Nights In Tokyo "
Rod Tate - Soprano Sax
Alfred Barnes - Drums
Brenda Foster - Keyboards
Tony Cunningham - Keyboards
Ed Hamilton - Bass
Garrick Summers - Keyboards
Video: Rod Tate performing LITTLE DRUMMER BOY Live on 12/7/07
LITTLE DRUMMER BOY is also on the Jazzy Melodies Of Christmas CD
Video: 2 Smooth Duo (Rod Tate & Gregg "Happy Guitar" Haynes)performing the song TAKE FIVE Live on 12/7/07
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(Sept. '05) on EchoSmoothJazz.com
Rod was named smooth jazz artist of the month(August '05) 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.
For more info. on Rod visit: www.rodtate.com
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COMING November 29, 2008 The new CD by Rod Tate, " HEART & SOUL "
Songs from HEART & SOUL will be posted on this site in October
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ROD TATE CD'S THAT ARE NOW AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE :
TATENOTIC / MY TRIBUTE
COLLAGE / MELLOW MOODS
I'M STILL HERE / ROD TATE
DRIVEN / TATEJAZZ
WORSHIP HIM / AN ATMOSPHERE OF WORSHIP
JAZZY MELODIES OF CHRISTMAS
***For Detailed Info. on each CD, please refer to my blog,
" FOR THOSE INTERESTED IN CD'S BY ROD TATE "
**** PURCHASE ONLINE AS WELL AS MAIL ORDER (details in blog)
GOOD MORNING JAZZGO!..IT'S MONDAY!..(SMILE)..I AM!..HMMMMMMMMM..MY NEW MONDAY..HMMMMMMMM..FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS YEAR THAT'S WHAT IT FEELS LIKE!..HAHAHAHAHAHAHA..TRAVELING..NOT GETTING ANY REST..HAVING A TERRIFIC TIME..WITH TOOOOOOOOOOO MUCH TIME ON MY HANDS AT TIMES LIKE THIS!..HAHAHHAHHA..WANTED TO CHECK ON YA..THINKING OF YOU AT THIS MOMENT..SENDING YOU SMILES..GOD IS LOVE..RYTHMN!
DAILY DEVOTIONAL:Matthew 6:27 Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?SIS/BROS stop adding your worries to your body.The burden soon becomes heavy and your health will give too much of itself to pick up the extra load.Troubles are a lot like people,they grow bigger if you nurse them. If things go wrong,don't go with them SIS/BROS.Stress is a killer and it is a trap by Satan.The enemy knows when the soul is oppressed so is the body,and that worry cuts a channel into which all other thoughts are drained.You have to give it to GOD today.The enemies are worry,doubt,fear faithless and despair which slowly brings you to the down to the ground and turn you to dust before you die.
DAILY INSPIRATIONAL:SIS/BROS stop gathering bundles of sticks to build bridges you may never cross.DON'T LET WORRY BANKRUPT YOUR SOUL.Any concern too small to be turned into a prayer is to small to be made into a burden.SIS/BROS yesterday,today and tomorrow are three days in the week in which You should never worry.Worry can keep us up all night long,but faith in God makes one fine pillow.
DAILY PRAYER:In the name of Jesus I speak LIFE into every dead situation.Lord I draw upon those spiritual resources that You have provided me and I attack the strongholds and plans of the enemy that have been put in place against me. I command in the name of Jesus Christ that the enemy must release my mind,will,emotions and body completely.They have been yielded to the Lord and I belong to Him.I know that it is Your will that I should stand firm and resist all of the enemy's work against me.Help me to discern the attacks upon my thoughts and emotions. IN JESUS NAME AMEN.
I enjoy my deserts and wildernesses, for they are the classrooms of higher spiritual learning. I will not despise the atmosphere of these heavenly rooms, for their walls of loneliness are for the acoustics of proper spiritual hearing.
