Jeff Lorber - Keyboard Superstar

Aug 16

Episode Summary

Jeff Lorber is a GRAMMY winning keyboard artist, composer, producer, programmer and session player. He's worked with everyone from El DeBarge to U2, and is also the leader of Jeff Lorber Fusion. We talk about his formative years, his time in Boston (which overlaps with me) and in Portland, his big break, and his multi-faceted career. And then we do a Songfest!

Episode Notes

Jeff Lorber has been a legend in music since the 1970s when he formed the Jeff Lorber Fusion, a pioneer in jazz fusion music. In the second half of this episode Jeff and Robert do a Songfest featuring a number of recordings that Jeff played on.

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Robert’s featured song in this episode is “Spring Dance” from the Project Grand Slam album of the same name. It’s a jazz fusion song that Robert feels has a Jeff Lorber type vibe.

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In this episode, Jeff and Robert discuss:

Jeff’s early years growing up in PA
His time at Berklee in Boston
Moving to Portland
Forming the Jeff Lorber Fusion
His 10 years of work on other people’s songs

The Songfest features:

“Rain Dance” (Jeff Lorber Fusion) 1979
“Rhythm Of The Night” (DeBarge) 1985
“Desire” (U2) Hollywood remix 1988
“You Should Be Mine” (Jeffry Osborne) 1986
“Chick” (Jeff Lorber Fusion) 2021

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