Robert Conti

Robert Conti (born November 21, 1945) is an American hard bop jazz guitarist.

Conti was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and was an autodidact, first performing locally at age fourteen. He moved to Jacksonville, Florida in 1966 after touring North America, and in 1970 he left music to pursue a career in marketing and finance. In 1976 he began playing jazz again, and released his debut effort as a leader in 1981. In 1982 he left music again for business, but in 1985 he released another album, and in 1986 he headlined the Florida National Jazz Festival, with Jimmy McGriff backing him up. In 1988 he was offered a position under filmmaker Dino De Laurentiis in Irvine, California, and was offered a nightly residence at the Irvine Marriott, which he held well into the 1990s.

Discography

*"Robert Conti Jazz Quintet" (Discovery Records, 1981)
*"The Living Legends" (with Joe Pass) (1982)
*"Laura" (Trend Records, 1984)
*"You Are the Sunshine of My Life" (1985)
*"Comin' on Strong" (Time Is, 1990)
*"To the Brink! Featuring Rocco Barbato" (Pinnacle Records, 2007)

References

* [http://www.robertconti.com] Robert Conti's website
* [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:gifexqt5ldke~T2 Robert Conti] at Allmusic