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Trombone. Years active. 2001–present. Website. www .ryanporterofficial .com. Ryan Porter (born July 31, 1979) is an American jazz trombonist. Based in Los Angeles, he is a founding member of the West Coast Get Down jazz collective. A longtime collaborator of West Coast Get Down saxophonist Kamasi Washington, he has also toured with Stevie ...
- Musician, composer
- Trombone
- 2001–present
Ryan Porter, a talented and highly sought-after trombonist from Los Angeles, is also one of the co-founders the critically acclaimed jazz, hip hop, and funk collective West Coast Get Down. Porter was born in Los Angeles, California in 1979. He first began playing the trombone and became interested in jazz at age 10.
Jul 18, 2019 · Acclaimed LA-based trombonist Ryan Porter has released his third full-length release Force For Good via World Galaxy / Alpha Pup, following on from Spangle Lang Lane and his 2018 release The Optimist. The 84-minute jazz-fusion record sees Porter being backed by the core members of the West Coast Get Down...
Harmony of Difference. (2017) Singles from The Epic. "Re Run Home". Released: March 10, 2015. "Miss Understanding". Released: April 8, 2015. The Epic is the third studio album by American jazz saxophonist Kamasi Washington and his first to be released on a record label. [1] It was released on May 5, 2015, by the Brainfeeder record label.
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- May 5, 2015
- Kingsize Soundlabs, (Los Angeles, California)
Apr 13, 2020 · Ryan Porter: A Force For Good. I give by spreading love and unity through music. I've been a fan of Ryan Porter since I heard the first note off of his sophomore album, The Optimist (World Galaxy, 2018). I reached out to him and we got together and talked current events, music and life.
Jul 29, 2019 · In fact, the saxophonist is Porter’s frontline partner on Force for Good as well as his two previous albums, 2017’s Spangle-Lang Lane and 2018’s The Optimist. “There’s something magical about the way Ryan and Kamasi play a line together,” says bassist Miles Mosley, another Get Down member who also plays on all Porter’s albums.
Nov 22, 2019 · It is an 84-minute affair, but the 11 tracks fit on one CD. Porter took the album title from a mid-1960s interview in which John Coltrane said he wanted his music be a "force for good" in a troubled and divided world. Recorded between sessioning and touring commitments from 2014 to 2018, Force For Good 's core personnel includes WCGD luminaries ...
