- Robert Conti
Robert Conti (born
November 21 ,1945 ) is an Americanhard bop jazz guitarist.Conti was born in
Philadelphia ,Pennsylvania and was anautodidact , first performing locally at age fourteen. He moved toJacksonville, Florida in 1966 after touringNorth America , and in 1970 he left music to pursue a career inmarketing andfinance . 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 theFlorida National Jazz Festival , withJimmy McGriff backing him up. In 1988 he was offered a position under filmmakerDino De Laurentiis inIrvine, 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" (withJoe 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] atAllmusic
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