Ralphe Armstrong

Ralphe Armstrong (* 1956 in Detroit ) is an American fusion - and jazz - bassist .

Live and act

Armstrong had a classical education at the Michigan Interlochen School of Fine Arts; At the age of 17 he became a member of the Mahavishnu Orchestra in the mid-1970s , on whose albums Apocalypse , Visions of the Emerald Beyond and Inner Worlds he participated. In Detroit he worked with Phil Ranelin , Dr. Lonnie Smith , also with Bennie Maupin ( Cosmic Passenger , 1976) and Jean-Luc Ponty ( Enigmatic Ocean , 1977). In the 1980s and 90s he also played with Eddie Harris , Earl Klugh , Geri Allen ( The Gathering ) and the Michigan Jazz Masters (with Marcus Belgrave , Wendell Harrison and Harold McKinney ). A recording from the Detroit Jazz Festival was released on the 2014 album HomeBASS . In 2001 he performed with James Carter at Baker's Keyboard Lounge . In the field of jazz he was involved in 28 recording sessions between 1974 and 2013, outside of jazz also with Dave Mason , Aretha Franklin and Patti Austin . He also works as a theater musician in Detroit and teaches bass at the Oberlin Conservatory.

Web links

Individual evidence

↑ Steve Bryant: Ralphe Armstrong: HomeBASS. In: All About Jazz . June 11, 2014, accessed July 21, 2019 .
↑ Tom Lord : Musician List. Page A13 - Harry Firth Archer to Ulf Arnesen. In: The Jazz Discography. June 2019, accessed July 21, 2019 .
↑ Ralphe Armstrong. In: harmoniepark.com. Archived from the original on March 6, 2014 ; accessed on July 21, 2019 .

personal data
SURNAME	Armstrong, Ralphe
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American fusion and jazz musician
DATE OF BIRTH	1956
PLACE OF BIRTH	Detroit

[1] Steve Bryant: Ralphe Armstrong: HomeBASS. In: All About Jazz . June 11, 2014, accessed July 21, 2019 .

[2] Tom Lord : Musician List. Page A13 - Harry Firth Archer to Ulf Arnesen. In: The Jazz Discography. June 2019, accessed July 21, 2019 .

[3] Ralphe Armstrong. In: harmoniepark.com. Archived from the original on March 6, 2014 ; accessed on July 21, 2019 .