Jeff Golub
(born April 15 1955, Akron, Ohio) is an American jazz guitarist.
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Biography
Jeff Golub is a
contemporary jazz guitarist with 11 solo albums and 3 CD's as the leader of the instrumental band "Avenue Blue". Before becoming an instrumentalist, Golub worked as a
sideman to a number of very successful rock and pop artists.
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He's arguably best known for his work with
Rod Stewart, who he played with from 1988 until 1995 performing on 4 albums and 5 world tours as well as recording the live DVD
"One Night Only" live at
Royal Albert Hall.
Born in
Copley, Ohio, Jeff started playing by emulating 60's blues rock guitarists
Eric Clapton,
Jeff Beck,
Jimi Hendrix, etc...Then, following up on the artists that these musicians cited as their inspiration, he delved deeper into the blues listening to
Muddy Waters,
Buddy Guy, and anyone named King --
B.B.,
King, and
Freddie.
Golub was in his teens when he first heard a
Wes Montgomery record. This moment set him on a whole new course which led him to study at
Berklee College of Music in
Boston. From Boston Jeff moved to New York in 1980 where his first major gig was with rocker
Billy Squier. Jeff appeared on 7 albums and 3 world tours with Billy. He released his first solo recording, "Unspoken Words" for
Gaia Records in 1988 but really embraced his role as band leader and instrumentalist with the release of
"Avenue Blue" in 1994 for Mesa Bluemoon/
Atlantic records.
Discography
1988 -
Unspoken Words
1994 -
Avenue Blue
1996 -
Naked City
1997 -
Nightlife
1997 -
Six String Santa
1999 -
Out of the Blue
2000 -
Dangerous Curves
2002 -
Do It Again
2003 -
Soul Sessions
2005 -
Temptation
2007 -
Six String Santa
2007 -
Grand Central
2009 -
Blues for You
References
- "Biography", JeffGolub.com (Official website)