KEN NAVARRO SPECIAL GUEST ON THE JAZZ CONFUSION POWER HOUR WITH HOST MEL ALBIN

This week's special guest s Ken Navarro. Guitarist and composer Ken Navarro has created a 27 album catalog of much musical depth and scope with numerous Top 5 hits at national radio along the way. Navarro's release "Dreaming of Trains" was pre-nominated for the Grammy awards in 2 categories and his album "Ruby Lane" spent 4 months in the Top 10 at contemporary/smooth jazz radio, streaming, iTunes and Amazon. “Music For Guitar and Orchestra” was Navarro’s first recording with a symphony orchestra. His musically diverse discography appeals to a wide range of listeners with inspiring compositions and superb guitar performances.

Ken began his recording career in Los Angeles as a premier session guitarist, performer and composer, performing and recording with artists as diverse as Doc Severinsen, Nell Carter, John Patitucci, Eric Gale, Vicki Carr, Dave Koz, Ann Jillian and Alex Acuna. In 1990, Ken established his own musical identity with the release of his debut album, The River Flows. With each successive album, Ken has received increasing acclaim and recognition as a leading stylist in Contemporary Jazz.

I Will Still Be Here released 8/20/2021 reached the #1 spot on the national contemporary/smooth jazz radio charts. 2014 found Ken creating his first ensemble recording in 4 years, Ruby Lane Including the huge hit title track, "Ruby Lane", the album stayed in the Top 5 on all of the national smooth jazz radio charts for many months as well as in the jazz charts at both iTunes and Amazon.com. The Grace of Summer Light was named the #1 Contemporary Jazz CD of 2008 by Jazz Times magazine.

Navarro's 2007 CD The Meeting Place and his 2005 release Love Coloured Soul were in the National Jazz Charts for 62 weeks, reaching #6 in Radio & Records national smooth jazz airplay chart in November of 2005. Ken’s 2000 CD release Island Life scored two hits at smooth jazz radio including "Delicioso," as well as the title track keeping the CD on the airwaves for a solid 52 weeks! Smooth Sensation, released in 1997, was in the Top 10 of Radio & Records' Smooth Jazz chart for 12 weeks, helping to make the CD the #17 Smooth Jazz album of 1997. Ken's 1995 album, Brighter Days, was voted the #9 album of the year by Smooth Jazz radio. His 1991 release, After Dark, was selected for screening by the 1991 GRAMMY nominating committee. His successive albums, The Labor of Love (1992), I Can't Complain (1993), and Pride and Joy (1994), all reached the top 5 in national radio, firmly establishing Ken Navarro as a mainstay on Smooth Jazz radio play lists.

Ken has made concert appearances at festivals, clubs, performing arts centers, including The Green Note/Osaka, Japan, The Rams Head/Annapolis, MD, Blues Alley/Washington, DC, Scullers/Boston,MA, Soiled Dove/Denver,CO, PennsLanding/Phila,PA, Kennedy Center,Washington,DC, ChenePark/Detroit,MI, Merriweather Post Pavillion/MD, JVC Jazz Fest (multiple cities), Sunfest/Miami,FL, Jacksonville Jazz Fest, Clearwater Jazz Fest, Pleasure Island Jazz Festival, Winter Park Arts Festival, Thornton Winery/San Diego, CA, KC Spirit Festival, Ruth Eckert PAC/Tampa,FL, Bob Carr PAC/Orlando, FL, Bass PAC/Dallas, TX, and more. where Ken has shared the stage with artists such as Spyro Gyra, Chuck Mangione, Najee, Chris Botti, The Rippingtons, David Sanborn, Joe Sample, Jean Luc Ponty, Stanley Clarke, Larry Carlton, George Howard, Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, Keiko Matsui, David Benoit, Boney James and many others.

Ken's contribution to Contemporary and Mainstream Jazz goes beyond his personal artistry. Ken has produced successful albums for Narada/EMI recording artist Eric Darius as well as saxophonist Tony Craddock Jr. and pianist Jay Rowe to name a few. As founder of Positive Music Records, Ken is responsible for launching and furthering the recording careers of saxophonist Brandon Fields, guitarists Grant Geissman, Thom Rotella and Pat Kelley, and keyboardists Gregg Karukas, Jay Rowe and Marcus Johnson. Ken's vision of a musician's record label has enhanced the genre with over 35 new artists and 100 releases.

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