INSTRUMENTS PIANO/GUITAR/VOCALS

STUDIED CLASSICAL AND JAZZ UNDER MATT MICHAELS 1957

 1967 (RETIRED DIRECTOR OF JAZZ STUDIES WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY)

DETROIT INSTITUTE OF MUSICAL ARTS 1968

PERFORMING GROUPS AND DATES

   WOOLIES 1965-1975

   CHUCK BERRY 1968-2005

   BLUE MONEY 1976 1982

   BALDORI AND GARDNER 1983-2007

   MIDWEST PIANOS 2007-2012

   CURRENT SOLO AND "JAZZY JEFF TRIO"

RECORDING HISTORY

    DEARBORN RECORDS 1963

    DUNHILL RECORDS 1966-1969

   SPIRIT RECORDS 1969-1975

    CHESS RECORDS 1971

    MONEY MASTER RECORDS 1976 TO CURRENT 

 

MUSICAL INFLUENCES HEARD IN MUSIC

 

RAY CHARLES	NAT KING COLE
COUNT BASIE	VAN MORRISON
MARTIN SEXTON	JAMES BOOKER
MAGIC SAM	CHUCK BERRY
BEATLES

NOT GENRE SPECIFIC

SINGER SONGWRITER

STUDIED BLUES, JAZZ, COUNTRY, SOUL, BOOGIE, 

POPULAR, AND BALLAD

STYLISTIC TEMPERAMENT

 PERFORMANCE SPECIFIC