Basic Information
Label: Retso Records, Retso Records
Members: Jeff Oster, Michael Manring, Carl Weingarten, Dave Dilullo, Kelly Park
Jeff Oster
Alameda, CA
Jazz / New Age / Orchestral Pop
Bio
Think Miles meets Enigma...
As one of the few trumpet/flugelhorn artists working in ambient terrain, Jeff Oster draws from a rich background of classically trained, jazz tinged horn study, mixed with contemporary electronica and loop based electro-orchestral bed tracks.
Born in Danville, Illinois, Jeff began playing trumpet at the age of eight. After years of study in classical and jazz, he moved to L.A. in 1979 to pursue a career full time in music. He honed his live performance skills o...
Comments
Rocco & Rahj:
Rocco & Rahj dig Jeff Oster! Absolutely brilliant work> cool smooth sounds... love it! Cheers)))Rocco & Rahj
Feb 25
Moon:
Beautifully rich compositions, performed with amazing eloquence and mastery! Truly exceptional! Thank you for posting.
Nov 11
Bill Wren and Frank Ralls Music:
Jeff you make some really cool music my friend.
Aug 03
Sylvie Perron:
Bravo!
Jun 11
Rhonda Mackert:
Such beautiful music. Thanks for sharing it here!
Apr 28
Tamba Oumshat:
Great work and fabulous touch***
Apr 11
Rene (Reen) Sims:
Hello new friend! Came here to see you and listen!
Mar 17
Russell Carl Kline:
Brilliant idea on "Saturn's Calling"-I'd love to hear more "space music"-it's so melodic. Recording and integrating natural sounds into song is one of my favorite things to do. Did you run into any copyright issues on that ...
Mar 09
Ian Stokol:
Magnificent! I was raised on classical guitar, opera and my father's love of the trumpet. Your music resonates deeply inside of me. Wonderful work!
Feb 24
BsaxC:
Nice work, great music and I really love the flugelhorn sound.
Feb 23
Press
““There have been a million recordings of horn players, some of them utterly brilliant, but in all these recordings there has never been anyone who incorporates so many influences or blurs genres or traditions as gracefully as Jeff Oster does. The elements are familiar, but the synthesis is unique.
This is a milestone recording."
”
Artist Stats
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Song Plays: 25,001
Visits: 6,241
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Status
Status:
I just read a post where someone received TWO copies of SURRENDER, and neither was playable on any of his CD players.
HAS ANYONE WHO HAS A COPY OF SURRENDER HAD THIS PROBLEM?
I REALLY need to know i
Blog
Jeff's music nominated for two JPF Music Awards
Jul 09, 2009 at 03:34 AM
GOOD NEWS!
TRUE, my latest CD, and the song VIOLET - co written with Patrick Gorman - have been nominated for the 2009 Just Plain Folks Music Awards.
Violet has been nominated for Best New Age Song, and TRUE has been nominated for Best New Age Album.
Below is a link for you to be able to hear the song VIOLET...enjoy!
http://www.reverbnation.com...
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