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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 ...
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.
Jun 14, 2019 · about. Los Angeles-based trombonist and composer Ryan Porter will release his third album, Force For Good, June 14th, launching the 84-minute jazz-fusion opus with Alpha Pup Records imprint World Galaxy. Written and recorded between 2014-19, Force For Good features primary core members of the West Coast Get Down, including Kamasi Washington ...
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.
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 ...
Jul 11, 2019 · Los Angeles based trombone player Ryan Porter—one of a few uncredited instigators of this current Jazz renaissance—always records music, that speaks to, not at, all people. Back in 2014, he, along with Kamasi Washington , Miles Mosley, and the assorted members of West Coast Get Down—tagged as the Wu-Tang Clan of jazz—were not ...
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...
