(1952-11-04) November 4, 1952 (age 71) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.[1]
Genres
Jazz, smooth jazz, jazz pop, jazz fusion
Occupation(s)
Musician, composer, record producer
Instrument(s)
Keyboards
Years active
1975–present
Labels
Inner City, Blue Note, Narada, Zebra, Verve, Warner Bros., Arista, Peak
Musical artist
Jeffrey H. Lorber (born November 4, 1952)[1][2] is an American keyboardist, composer, and record producer. After six previous nominations, Lorber won his first Grammy Award on January 28, 2018 for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album for Prototype by his band the Jeff Lorber Fusion.
Many of his songs have appeared on the Weather Channel's Local on the 8s segments and on the channel's compilation albums, The Weather Channel Presents: The Best of Smooth Jazz and The Weather Channel Presents: Smooth Jazz II. He was nominated for a Grammy Award for his album He Had a Hat (Blue Note, 2007)
^ abWhitburn, Joel (2004). Joel Whitburn Presents Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles, 1942-2004 (5th, illustrated ed.). University of California: Record Research Incorporated. p. 360. ISBN 9780898201604.
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for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album for Prototype by his band the JeffLorber Fusion. Many of his songs have appeared on the Weather Channel's Local...
& Together during 1975–1976 before becoming a credited member of the JeffLorber Fusion in 1980. He then left the band, later stating that he had outgrown...
worked with artists such as Bruce Hornsby, Steely Dan, Eric Clapton, JeffLorber and the B-52's. Sonny Emory is a native of Atlanta, Georgia who received...
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Lorber or Lorbeer is a surname with German roots (Lorbeer means Laurel in German). The name "Lorber" probably derives from the German name of the spice...
Records. His album Jazz Funk Soul, a collaboration with Chuck Loeb and JeffLorber, received his first nomination for a Grammy Award for Best Contemporary...
had sampled "Rain Dance" by the JeffLorber Fusion (written by JeffLorber) from his 1979 album, Water Sign, so Lorber was added as a songwriter. "A No...
Track 7. Track 5 arranged and produced by Oliver Leiber and JeffLorber. Recorded by JeffLorber and Gabriel Moffat, with assistance by Wolfgang Aichholz...
guitar) and Lenny White (drums). In 2019, Mike Stern collaborated with the JeffLorber Fusion to release Eleven. An early and important guitar for Stern was...
Wallace, James Lloyd and JeffLorber. "Crush on You" in turn contains a sample of the recording "Rain Dance" written by Lorber, who received a songwriter...
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