Randy Bernsen
Randy Bernsen (born July 15, 1954 in Needham (Massachusetts) ) is an American guitarist and composer of jazz and fusion music .
Career
Bernsen grew up in Florida; He attended the High School in Plantation and was active in the clubs of South Florida at the age of 17. He graduated from the University of Miami . In the mid-1970s he was a member of the Peter Graves Orchestra , which played in Bachelors III with Jaco Pastorius . In 1977 he was part of Blood, Sweat & Tears . Bernsen's debut album Music for People, Planets & Washing Machines (1986) included numerous fusion jazz greats such as Urszula Dudziak , Bob James , Herbie Hancock , Jaco Pastorius and Peter Erskine . After good reviews, Bernsen succeeded in engaging Wayne Shorter and Michael Brecker , Marcus Miller , Steve Gadd and Toots Thielemans for the follow-up album Mo 'Wasabi .
Bernsen toured with his own groups from Fort Lauderdale since the 1990s ; Occasionally he has been touring Southeast Asia and Mexico for concert tours. In 1992 he was involved in Joe Zawinul's album Lost Tribes ; with the Peter Graves Orchestra he recorded the Pastorius tribute Word of Mouth Revisited in 2003 , which was followed by The World is Out in 2006 . Tom Lord recorded 42 recordings by Bernsen between 1979 and 2006. He can also be heard on albums by Silvano Monasterios and Jürgen Attig .
Discographic notes
- Music for People, Planets & Washing Machines (Zebra 1986, with Michael Urbaniak , Herbie Hancock, Jaco Pastorius, Ray Peterson , Peter Erskine, Bob James, Bobby Thomas Jr. , Urszula Dudziak, Othello Molineaux and others)
- Mo 'Wasabi (Zebra 1987)
- Paradise Citizens (Zebra 1988)
- Calling Me Back Home (101 South Records 1992)
- Live in San Miguel de Allande (2001, with Nicole Yarling, Richard Brookens, Javier Carrion, Archie Pena)
- Grace Notes (2015, with Steve Tavaglione, Scott Kinsey, Mac Chew, Colin James, Jimmy Haslip , Russell Ferrante , Peter Erskine, Gary Novak , Virgil Donati , Luis Conte, Archie Pena, Julius Pastorius )
Web links
- Web presence
- portrait
- Randy Bernsen at Discogs (English)
- Randy Bernsen at Allmusic (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Tom Lord: The Jazz Discography
- ↑ Review of Grace Notes (All about Jazz)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bernsen, Randy |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz and fusion musician (guitar, composition) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 15, 1954 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Needham, Massachusetts |