New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ RoBurrage Music) Ronnie's latest recording "Heal" with 'Band Burrage' blends fusion, hard bop, rock and pop elements in a diverse, contemporary fashion. There are sections featuring unison playing and Afro-Latin rhythms, then periods with free, skittering passages as drummer/keyboardist Ronnie Burrage, EWI/saxophonist Rick Tate, guitarist Eric Slaughter, bassist Nimrod Speaks and vocalist Shenel Johns take turns offering frenetic, exuberant solos. Influenced by groups like Wayne Shorter, U.K.,
Milton Nascimento, Weather Report, Mile Davis,
Radio Head, Yes, Tribe Called Quest, Funkadelics, Sly & The Family Stone, Alan Holdsworth,
Stevie Wonder to name a few.
"I'm looking to reach as many people as possible from agents, to concert bookings, CD sales, most importantly international and national music festivals. This band live is super hot and needs to be touring all the time like it did in my younger days" says Ronnie.
Burrage is considered to be a virtuoso, exceptionally skilled and regarded as one of the best in the business at his craft. He has toured all four continents from Siberia to South Africa to Japan. Ronnie is a well respected educator who's biography is vibrant and dynamically diverse. He has graced stages with the who's who of jazz such as Wayne Shorter,
Sonny Rollins, Pat Metheny, Jaco Pastorius, Frank Morgan, Wallace Roney, Jackie & Rene McLean,
James Moody, Gary Bartz, Archie Shepp, Reggie Workman, Joe Zawinul, Cedar Walton, Wood Shaw, McCoy Tyner, and Pepper Adams. Throughout his illustrious career he has been featured on over 100 recordings .
"The Jazz Network Worldwide is honored to be featuring such a legend in jazz. His musical offerings are well-suited for our jazz community where worldwide music festivals and booking agents can learn about his amazing musical history and latest release. Ronnie's music is not only for the avid jazz fan to be fed but for the up-and-coming artists that need to open their ears to a historical thread of jazz history through his music" says Jaijai Jackson, creator of The Jazz Network Worldwide.
Music has healing properties, according to Burrage. "We have not yet begun to explore all that music can do for us, individually and on a global level," he said. He believes music can provide one avenue to erase all the divisions and hate in the world. (Examiner.com)
"Prof. Burrage is known not only for his virtuoso ability with all forms of percussion, but as an innovative composer and program designer who can put together dramatic musical programs which are deeply educational and all together entertaining. I am writing these things because I think more people need to know Ronnie Burrage, who has been on the scene, like they say, and has been saying something musically, at a very high level." — Amiri Baraka
"Mr. Burrage is articulate and interesting in my opinion because of his ability to communicate and entertain large and diverse audiences and I have followed and witnessed his work for many years." - Broadwayworld.com (2013)
Be sure to come by this week and listen to Ronnie Burrage's feature at https://www.thejazznetworkworldwide.com . Ronnie will be celebrating his CD release party March 21, 2014 with "Band Burrage" at The Side Door https://thesidedoorjazz.com/ in Old Lyme, CT
To learn more about Ronnie and his upcoming dates go to https://www.ronnieburrage.biz and "Heal" can be purchased at Amazon or www.top40-charts.com
