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Jerome Epps
Contemporary Jazz Guitarist
About Me
Born in Washington DC, Jerome Epps began to embrace music at a very young age. With
his father being an accomplished jazz saxophonist, Jerome would listen to his dad
practice for hours to the likes of Miles, Coltrane, Bird, Sergio Mendes, Antonio Carlos
Jobim, and the virtual who's who of jazz. Yet there would take a slight detour on the
path to fully appreciating jazz. And that detour was called: Jimi Hendrix. The Jazz
world was put on hold while performed in numerous rock bands influenced by Eric
Clapton (Cream), Terry Kath (Chicago), Jimmy Page (Zepplin), and the original Santana
band. Later his interests would shift back towards r&b, soul and funk, only to make the
ultimate migration to more progressive jazz-rock fusion artists like Chick Corea, Al
Dimeola, John McLaughlin's Mahavishnu Orchestra, and Weather Report. (Now heavily
influenced by George Benson, Pat Metheny, Norman Brown, Chuck Loeb, Chris Botti,
Herbie Hancock, George Duke, and many jazz funk artists.)
Oddly enough, as a youngster Jerome's first music teacher was Roberta Flack (of Killing
Me Softly fame) who taught him within the D.C. public school system. Years later he
studied Music Education at Howard University where he met Dizzy Gillespie at a Latin-
Jazz seminar. A priceless experience indeed.
Later, after moving west, Jerome finished his education at San Jose State University
where he studied classical and jazz guitar. Hence, this musical path has led to Jerome's
new CD release INFINITE GROOVE which delivers an amazing blend of acoustic/electric
contemporary smooth jazz. Infinite Groove is available now for download, digital tracks
and physical CDs. Infinite Groove. Enjoy!