歌手 RonHaynes 资料
简介:BornandraisedontheWestSideofChicago,RonHaynesbeganhismusicalcareerwhilestillinhisteens,giggingwithbluesartistslikeTyroneDavis,OtisClayandArtie"BluesBoy"Whiteaswellaswithhisownband.Hehonedhisleadtrumpet,musicreadingandsoloingskillswhileattendingShawUniversityinRaleigh,N.C.,andlatertransferredtoNorthCarolinaCentralUniversityinDurham,N.C.,wherehestudiedunderjazzgreatDonaldByrd.
AfterreturningtoChicago,RoneventuallyjoinedJazzFriends,thehousebandattheCottonClub.Heplayedthereforfiveyearswhilealsoworkinginsuchgroupsasthe17piecepopbandGentlemenofLeisure.Broadeninghishorizons,healsoplayedandrecordedwiththeworldbeatbandDhamba8.
ItwasthroughhismanyyearsofplayingattheCottonClubthatRonmetactor/comicBernieMac.RontookontheroleofhornsectionleaderfortheMacMenforBernie'sHBOvarietyshow"MidnightMacwithBernieMac,"writingandarrangingvarioushornpartsandbackingupsuchartistsasChakaKhan,GeorgeDuke,BrianMcKnight,SugarBlue,SheilaEandBrownStone.Andheformedhisownhornsection,theChicagoStormHorns,whichwentontojointheclassicoldschoolfunkbandtheOhioPlayers.
RonwasanearlyrecruittoLiquidSoulandrecordedonallfouroftheband'sCDs,including"Here'stheDeal,"whichwasGrammynominatedin2001forBestContemporaryJazzAlbum.InOctober1997,RonreleasedhisfirstCDasasoloartist,"CoolWork,"consistingmostlyoforiginalsongsandarrangementswrittenbyhimandlongtimefriendSprightE.SimpsonIII.OnhisCoolWorktour,hepromotedthediscbyplayinginsuchMidwesternclubsastheCubbyBear,theNote,theBackroomandtheGreenRoom.Ron'ssecondCDasaleader,"CanYouHearMe?",wasreleasedin2003andcanbepurchasedontheBuyCDspage.
Inrecentyears,Ronhasbeenincreasinglyactiveinthestudio.WorkingwithrenownedproducerandkeyboardistRamseyLewis,heisfeaturedontheacclaimedcontemporaryjazzCDUrbanKnightsIV.HealsohasafeaturedroleonUrbanKnightsPresentstheChicagoProjectproducedbyFrayneLewis,plusheplayedonMikeManson'slatestCD.StaytunedforTwoManCrew,aspecialupcomingCDfeaturingoriginalcompositionsbyRonandLiquidSoul'sdrummer,VictorBaker.
InFebruary2005,RonbecameamemberofLennyKravitz'shornsection.Sincethen,Lenny'sElectricChurchandCelebrationtourshavetakenRonallovertheUnitedStates,plusSouthAmericaandEurope.