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Onaje Allan Gumbs at Club Bonafide
Courtesy of Cedric Rose | Posted on November 17, 2016
Where
Club Bonafide
212 East 52nd St.
New York, NY
Map
(646) 918-6189
When
Sat, December 3, 2016
9:30 pm
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Musicians
About
Born in Harlem and raised in Queens, Onaje started playing piano at age 7. He graduated from Manhattan’s High School of Music and Art as well as SUNY at Fredonia.
He spent 2 years as pianist, composer, arranger in the band led by the late, great trumpeter Woody Shaw.
As a producer/arranger/pianist, Onaje has worked with other artists such as , Billy Cobham, Kevin Eubanks, Will Downing, Angela Bofill, and Cassandra Wilson.
Signature arrangements: Woody Shaw(Rosewood),Phyllis Hyman(Betcha By Golly Wow and The Answer is You) and for Stanley Jordan(The Lady in My Life).
Solo projects include "Onaje" (Steeplechase - 1976/1995), "That Special Part of Me" (MCA/Zebra - 1988), "Dare to Dream (MCA/Zebra - 1991)", "Return to Form" (Half Note - 2003), "Remember Their Innocence" (Ejano - 2005), "Sack Full of Dreams" (18th & Vine - 2007) which was a Jazz Improv Magazine pick amongst best albums of 2007 "Just Like Yesterday" (Pony Canyon - 2010) and "Bloodlife"(solo piano, Ejano - 2013)...