Ron Affif

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Ron Affif
Birth nameRonaldo Antunacci Charles Affif
Born (1965-12-30) December 30, 1965 (age 57)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Genres Jazz
Occupation(s)Musician
Instrument(s)Guitar
Years active1984–present
Labels Pablo

Ronaldo Antunacci Charles Affif (December 30, 1965), known professionally as Ron Affif, is an American jazz guitarist of Lebanese and Italian origin. He is the son of boxer Charley Zivic, who was a jazz fan and encouraged his son. [1]

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Career

Born Ronaldo Antunacci Charles Affif in Pittsburgh, he is mostly self-taught. [2] At the age of twelve, he took lessons from his uncle, guitarist Ron Anthony. [3] [4]

In 1984, after graduating from high school, he moved to Los Angeles, was taught by Joe Pass, [4] and worked with Dick Berk, Pete Christlieb, Dave Pike, and Jack Sheldon, then a couple years later moved to New York City. [3] [5] He led a band which included Colin Bailey, Brian O'Rourke, Andy Simpkins, and Sherman Ferguson. In the 1990s, formed a trio with Essiet Essiet and Jeff "Tain" Watts in New York City. He has worked with Michael Carvin, David Kikoski, Ralph Lalama, and Leon Parker. [2]

Discography

As leader

As sideman

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References

  1. ↑ King, Peter B. (17 June 1999). "Jazz with a Punch". old.post-gazette.com. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  2. 1 2 Kennedy, Gary (2002). Kernfeld, Barry (ed.). The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz. Vol. 1 (2nd ed.). New York: Grove's Dictionaries. p. 17. ISBN   1-56159-284-6.
  3. 1 2 Yanow, Scott (1998). Erlewine, Michael; Bogdanov, Vladimir; Woodstra, Chris; Yanow, Scott (eds.). All Music Guide to Jazz (3 ed.). San Francisco: Miller Freeman. p. 11. ISBN   0-87930-530-4.
  4. 1 2 Yanow, Scott (2013). The great jazz guitarists: the ultimate guide. San Francisco: Backbeat. p. 5. ISBN   978-1-61713-023-6.
  5. ↑ Yanow, Scott. "Ron Affif". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  6. ↑ Koda, Cub. "Ringside - Ron Affif". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
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