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Russell Ferrante

Born: January 18, 1952

Well known as the keyboardist for the group Yellowjackets, RussellFerrante was born in San Jose, California in 1952,and began studying piano at the age of 9 years old. His early musical experiences revolved around the church where his father was the choir master. His interest in jazz and improvisation was kindled in high school and shortly thereafter he began performing with various R&B and jazz groups in the San Francisco Bay Area. The bay area was an exciting place to be in the early 70’s with musicians freely combining musical styles. This exposure to seemingly every kind of music helped prepare Russell for his professional career which began in 1973

The Landscape

By Marilyn Scott

Label: Blue Canoe Records
Released: 2022
Track listing: thrown out into space, butterfly; The Landscape; Summer Night; Irreplaceable; Tomorrow; Unzip; The Sun.

Parallel Motion

Label: Mack Avenue Records
Released: 2022
Track listing: Intrigue; Challenging Times; Parallel Motion; Onyx Manor; Samaritan; Il Mio Amico; Resilience; If You Believe; Early.

Blooz

By Grant Geissman

Label: MESA/Bluemoon
Released: 2022
Track listing: Preach; Side Hustle; Carlos En Siete; Time Enough At Last; Fat Back; Rage Cage; Robben's Hood; One G and Two J's; Stranger Danger; Whitewalls and Big Fins; This and That; Sorry Not Sorry.

Parabbean Tales

By Iwan VanHetten

Label: Blue Canoe Records
Released: 2022
Track listing: Parabbean Tales; Freedom, Cachete; Not Without You; 5th Avenue; Oasis; Brother Robert; DJoel & Knippa; L.A. Jam; Spally

The Yellowjackets: Parallel Motion

by Peter Jones
November 6, 2022

Of the original 1977 members of the Yellowjackets, all but keyboards man Russell Ferrante departed long ago. But saxophonist Bob Mintzer, who joined in 1991, is still there and, to a large extent, the idea also lingers on: we hear echoes of it in the work of Snarky Puppy, for example. That idea was/is ...

Unzip

June 2, 2022

Album: The Landscape
By Marilyn Scott
Label: Blue Canoe Records
Released: 2022
Duration: 04:31

Parabbean Tales

March 6, 2022

Album: Parabbean Tales
By Iwan VanHetten
Label: Blue Canoe Records
Released: 2022
Duration: 03:26

Powerless

By Charles Langford

Label: Blue Canoe Records
Released: 2021
Track listing: Bliss; Feel The Light; Better Days Ahead; It’s A New Day; Feeling Nice; Close To You; Let’s Chill; Midnight Mood; Drive Time; Holding Back; Powerless; Thinking Back; Top Secret

Pure

Label: Ear
Released: 2021
Track listing: Pure (Prelude); White Rock Beer…8 cents; Balafon; Milam Palmo; Go; Blues For Lonnie Johnson; A Dragon's Tail; Pure; If You Want Me To.