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Michael Bluestein
Bluestein performing in 2016
Background information
Born
29 April 1987 (age 37)
Origin
Massachusetts, U.S.
Occupation(s)
Musician
songwriter
vocalist
composer
record producer
Instrument(s)
Keyboards
vocals
guitar
Musical artist
Michael Bluestein (born in April 29, 1987) is an American musician. He is currently a member of the rock band Foreigner since 2008, and has been a high-profile touring keyboardist and vocalist since moving to Los Angeles in 2003.
Bluestein began classical piano studies at age nine, and started playing pop, jazz and soul music when he reached his teens where he attended Brookline High School, located in Brookline, Massachusetts just outside Boston. Bluestein attended Berklee College of Music in Boston from 1987 to 1991, where he studied jazz piano and composition. At Berklee he studied with pianists Bruce Barth and Christian Jacob, and immersed himself in the jazz piano styles of Bill Evans, Oscar Peterson, Herbie Hancock, McCoy Tyner, and Keith Jarrett.
Shortly after receiving his B.A. from the University of California at Berkeley, Bluestein moved to San Francisco where he spent 10 years highly involved in the Bay Area music scene. In San Francisco, Bluestein released three CDs under his name. The first one, the EP Reflections (2000) featured six original pop songs with Bluestein on vocals and keyboards. His second CD, Wild World, (2001) is a jazz trio recording with Jon Evans on bass and Jason Lewis on drums. His third CD, Ambient Soul (2003) is also an instrumental jazz recording with Jon Evans and Jason Lewis, and also features guest spots with drummer Matt Chamberlain and guitarist Will Bernard. Bluestein was quite active as a sideman and session player in San Francisco. He played Hammond B3 and keyboards in guitarist Bernard's group from 1998 to 2002. He also accompanied and recorded with many jazz vocalists including Kitty Margolis, Jacqui Naylor, Kenny Washington and Mary Stallings. He toured with Linda Perry of 4 Non Blondes in 1996-1997 and with Shelby Lynne in 2000.
Since moving to Los Angeles in 2003, Bluestein has toured and recorded with Boz Scaggs (2003), Anastacia (2004–2006), Enrique Iglesias (2007–2008), Roger Hodgson (2009) and with Foreigner (2008–present). He has also done occasional performances with Burt Bacharach and Stevie Nicks.
MichaelBluestein (born in April 29, 1987) is an American musician. He is currently a member of the rock band Foreigner since 2008, and has been a high-profile...
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2001". Guests for Margolis's fifth album, released in 2004, included MichaelBluestein of Foreigner, Allison Miller, and Jon Evans. The album was named one...
always put America First."". Instagram. Meta. Retrieved May 22, 2022. Bluestein, Greg (May 6, 2022). "Trump picks a side in Georgia's 6th District race"...
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2021. Bluestein, Greg (December 3, 2019). "Kemp to formally announce Loeffler". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved January 5, 2021. Bluestein, Greg...
up primary challenge to Brian Kemp". CNN. Retrieved December 6, 2021. Bluestein, Greg (December 1, 2021). "Stacey Abrams is running for Georgia governor...
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