Lin Rountree

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Lin Rountree
Lin Rountree - 9th Annual Nile Gold Jazz & Soul Safari - Kampala, Uganda.jpg
Lin Rountree - 9th Annual Nile Gold Jazz & Soul Safari - Kampala, Uganda
Background information
Born New York, New York, United States
Origin Detroit, Michigan
Genres Smooth jazz, R&B, Soul
Occupation(s)Musician, composer, record producer
Instrument(s)Trumpet, flugelhorn
Years active2004–present
LabelsTrippin N' Rhythm Records
Websitewww.linrountreemusic.com

Lin Rountree (born September 15, 1971) is an American soul/urban jazz trumpeter, record producer, and composer. [1] He has recorded 9 solo albums, the last six for Trippin N' Rhythm Records. [2] Between the years 2011 - 2025 Lin Rountree released 24 singles that landed on the National Billboard Top 25 Smooth Jazz Chart [3] which included 5 number 1 Billboard singles; "Pass The Groove" (that stayed #1 for three consecutive weeks), "Fluid" in 2020, "Release" in 2021, "Solid" in 2023 and "So Naturally" in 2025. Rountree's sixth solo album, Stronger Still, [4] peaked at #20 on the Billboard Top 50 Jazz Albums Chart. [5] In 2014, Lin Rountree appeared alongside Jordin Sparks and CeeLo Green in the film, Sparkle . [6]

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Biography

Lin Rountree was born September 15, 1971, in New York City, to Linwood and Yvonne Rountree. He and his family then moved to Alexandria, Virginia, where he attended Hayfield Secondary School. Upon graduation Rountree went on attend Florida A&M University (FAMU) in Tallahassee, Florida, and became a member of the Marching 100. While there he became a brother of Omega Psi Phi fraternity. He graduated in 1995 with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from FAMU's School Of Business and Industry (SBI). [7]

Discography

Solo albums

References

  1. ↑ "bio". Ltree Entertainment, LLC. Retrieved 2017-01-25.
  2. ↑ "home". Ltree Entertainment, LLC. Retrieved 2017-01-25.
  3. ↑ "Lin Rountree - Chart history | Billboard". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2017-01-25.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Lin Rountree - Stronger Still". Amazon.
  5. ↑ "Lin Rountree - Chart history | Billboard". Billboard.com. Archived from the original on March 1, 2019. Retrieved 2017-01-25.
  6. ↑ "Lin Rountree". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2017-01-25.
  7. ↑ Rountree, Lin (2019-10-13). "Bio". Lin Rountree Music.
  8. ↑ "Lin Rountree - Groovetree - Amazon.com Music". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2017-01-25.
  9. ↑ Lin Rountree. "Sumthin' Good". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2017-01-25.
  10. ↑ Lin Rountree. "Soul-Tree, The Soul-Jazz Experience". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2017-01-25.
  11. ↑ "Serendipitous". Amazon.com. 2013-09-03. Retrieved 2017-01-25.
  12. ↑ Lin Rountree. "Soulfunky". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2017-01-25.
  13. ↑ "Amazon: Lin Rountree's THE CHILL". Amazon.
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