- Tucker Rountree
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Name = Tucker Rountree
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Background = solo_singer
Born = Birth date and age|1981|6|2Salt Lake City, Utah
Instrument = Electric guitar, piano, trumpet, vocals
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Genre = Post Modern Jazz, Rock, Indie Rock
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Years_active = 1995-present
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Associated_acts = The Tucker Rountree Sound
URL = http://www.tuckerrountree.com/
Notable_instruments = 1965 Gibson ES-335, 1974 Fender Stratocaster, 1975 Fender Stratocaster, 1981 Fender Stratocaster, 1969 Yamaha Acoustic.Tucker Rountree (born
June 2 ,1981 ) is an Americanguitarist ,pianist andcomposer known for opening forEric Johnson . [cite news |first=Jennifer |last=Millett |title=Now Hear This |url=http://www.saltlakemagazine.com/index.php?src=news&refno=903&category=Articles |work=Salt Lake (magazine) |date=2006-08-23 ] [Darrin Ezzel. http://www.ericjohnson.com/flash/gig4.html] The young guitarist featured 7 x grammy winning drummerPaul Wertico ; (Pat Metheny s drummer from 1982-2000) at the 2006Park City Jazz Festival . [parkstreet:http://www.tuckerrountree.com/park_street_interview.html] [utah.com:http://www.utah.com/travelheadlines/2006/07/kenny-g-at-deer-valley-music-festival.html]Rountree has recorded with multi Grammy winning bassist/ producer
Roscoe Beck on his 2nd album : Tucker Rountree Sound, Ideas: featuringRoscoe Beck . [Ted Alvarez.http://www.vaildaily.com/article/20070924/AE/70924015] A recent review fromAll About Jazz wrote: "...Rountree displays a warm tone, sureness of touch, and an approach that crossesEric Johnson withJohn McLaughlin " [Alex k. Fong.http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=16295] Rountree is also one of the youngestguitar players to be fully sponsored by Daddario Strings and BK Butler electronics. [ [http://www.daddariostrings.com/DADArtistDetail.aspx?CodaID=6559&ID=1 D'Addario Strings - Artists ] ]Biography
Born and raised in Salt Lake City, Utah, Tucker is an only child, who comes from a strongly artistic and creative family. Tucker began playing guitar at age 6, and quickly learned all his father Philip Rountree would teach him. His Great Uncle Woody Rountree, played Jazz Guitar in the 1930'a, in
Kay Kyser 's Big Band. [linda brady :http://www.tuckerrountree.com/Ogden_Standard_Examiner_Interview.html] Tuckers other uncle Phil Davis, on his maternal side of the family, is a highly regarded Film Composer and Keyboardist that has credits on thePaul McCartney 2nd solo album "Ram", andGil Evans albums in the early 70's. [p.davis:http://philipmichaeldavis.com/bio.htm] Tucker is 1st cousins with the young television and film actressKylee Cochran .Now living in
New York City , Rountree continues to write and perform and has started to compose music forWarner Brothers Soundtrack library and has worked for young film maker's "'Christine Altidor". [featured musicians page / nyc :http://www.garagerest.com/]Discography
*"No Goodbyes" (2005)
*"Ideas" (AusTone Records, 2006)References
External links
*http://www.tuckerrountree.com/
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