BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//www.yoshis.com/oakland//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.10.5// X-WR-CALNAME:www.yoshis.com/oakland X-WR-CALDESC:www.yoshis.com/oakland X-WR-TIMEZONE:US/Pacific BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20130618T232238CEST-38921bIzis@www.yoshis.com/oakland DTSTAMP:20130618T210638Z DESCRIPTION:\nBill Ortiz\, a legendary name synonymous to San Francisco&rsq uo\;s music scene\, announces the release of his debut CD\, From Where I S tand\, July 14\, 2009. Bill&rsquo\;s sweet full tone\, and clear\, distinc tive and assertive style has made this San Francisco native one of the mos t in-demand trumpet players on the Bay Area Music Scene\, as well as the e ntire west coast\, for the past 25-years. \; From Where I Stand featur es 13 original compositions that will appeal to all tastes as the disc is\ , as Bill states\, &ldquo\;a diverse musical journey\,&rdquo\; that transc ends his unique Neo-Soul and Nu-Jazz styles and Funk influences. \; Bill Ortiz has been a member of Carlos Santana&rsquo\;stouring band since 2000\, landing the gig after performing on the Santana's 1999 smash single Smooth from the multi-Grammy-winning\, 30-million selling smash CD\, Supe rnatural.\n\nOrtiz also appears on the Grammy-winning single The Game of L ove from Santana&rsquo\;s 2002 release\, Shaman. Carlos Santana states\, & ldquo\;Bill articulates the beautiful language of jazz without loosing the purity and innocence of a child. It&rsquo\;s a wonderful experience to sh are music every night with him.&rdquo\; \n\nHis performing and recording c redits include work with such diverse and dynamic artists as: Santana\, De stiny's Child\, Tito Puente and Tony Toni Tone.\n\nOthers include\, Dallas Austin\, Patty Austin\, Michelle Branch\, Cachao\, Tevin Cambell\, Don Ch erry\, Eagle Eye Cherry\, Ravi Coltrane\, Chick Corea\, DJ Quik\, The Dram atics\, En Vouge\, Sheila E\, Buddy Buy\, Herbie Hancock\, Anthony Hamilto n\, Lauren Hill\, Bobby Hutcherson\, James Ingram\, Irakere\, Quincy Jones \, Angelique\, Kidjo\, Beyonce' Knowles\, John McLaughlin\, Andy Narell\, Flora Purim And Airto\, Todd Rundgren\, Arturo Sandoval\, Boz Scaggs\, Way ne Shorter\, Souls Of Mischief\, The Spinners\, TLC\, Cecil Taylor\, Johnn y "\;Guitar"\; Watson\, Mary Wilson and Steve Winwo\nPresently\, B ill is recording and touring with Carlos Santana\, including his performan ces on the Grammy Award winning singles SMOOTH and THE GAME OF LOVE. In ad dition\, he has been very active as a studio musician in Hip-Hop\, R&\; B and jazz.\n\nBorn in San Francisco\, California\, Ortiz took up the trum pet at age 10. His experiences in school included his being first chair tr umpet in the San Francisco All-City Band. By his mid-teens\, he was playin g at local dances and clubs with a number of R&\;B and jazz groups\, gi ving him an early and varied start to his professional career. During his college years\, Bill began exploring electronic music and gained his first experience in Latin music.\n\nShortly after school\, he joined the highly acclaimed Orchesta Batachanga\, an afro-cuban group under the direction o f percussionist/musicologist John Santos. After Batachanga\, there followe d important tenures with Pete Escovedo\, John Santos' Machete Ensemble\, a s well as stints with other leading latin bands in the bay area\, includin g performances with cuban bass innovator Israel "\;Cachao"\; Lopez .\n\nDuring these formative years\, Bill began to establish himself as a l eading figure on the San Francisco scene\, known for his strong lead playi ng as well as being a creative soloist. This period included a stay with B abatunde Lea and his latin jazz band\, and a brief stint with Airto Moreir a and Flora Purim\, including performances at the Monterey and Concord Jaz z Festivals. Also around this period\, Bill performed numerous times with Tito Puente on his west coast dates as well as recording with Tito on 4 re cordings.\n\nIn 1987\, Bill began a long and artistically rewarding tenure with Peter Apfelbaum and "\;The Hieroglyphics Ensemble"\; which i ncluded such members as Blue Note recording artist Will Bernard\, Jai Utta l and future Santana band mate trombonist Jeff Cressman. During this perio d\, the band recorded 2 releases for Antilles/Polygram Records and won Dow nbeats Critics Poll Award for "\;Big Band Deserving Wider Recognition. "\; In addition\, the Hieroglyphics Ensemble backed up the legendary j azz trumpeter Don Cherry\, recording a CD with him on A&\;M as well as performing with him for 5 years in festivals and club appearances.\n\nTowa rd the end of his tenure with Afelbaum\, Bill began a stint with the R& \;B/ hip hop group Tony Toni Tone\, as touring band member and featured so loist. Ortiz performed on 5 releases of this multi-platinium selling group \, as well as touring the US\, Canada and Europe. In addition to their own tours\, Tony Toni Tone also joined Janet Jackson on her "\;Alive" \; tour in 1993\, as well as numerous TV appearances. This led to recordin gs with En Vogue\, Souls of Mischief\, Sheila E\, TLC and Johnny "\;Gu itar"\; Watson.\n\nFollowing his stay with Tony Toni Tone\, Bill toure d and recorded the legendary Boz Scaggs\, and began a long and fruitful as sociation with highly acclaimed jazz vocalist Lavay Smith (who Bill still works with)\, recording 2 CDs and touring the US and Europe. \n\nIn 1999\, Bill recorded on the Carlos Santana's smash single "\;Smooth"\;\, joining his touring band in 2000. His performances as band member and fea tured soloist have taken him around the world from Europe to Japan and Chi na\, South and Central America to Australia and South East Asia. Some rece nt highlights with the Santana band include a tour of Japan with music gia nts Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter\, both joining the Santana band on th e "\;Emissaries Of Peace"\; tour in 2005. In 2004 and 2006\, Bill performed with Hancock and Shorter as well as Chick Corea\, John McLaughli n\, Taj Mahal\, Eagle Eye Cherry and Angelique Kidjo at the Montreux Jazz Festival. The Santana Band has also made many tv appearances with Anthony Hamilton\, Michelle Branch and many other artists.\n\nWhile keeping busy a s a sideman\, Bill has also worked as a leader as well\, including being f eatured soloist at the North Beach Jazz Festival for the "\;75th Annua l Tribute to Miles Davis."\; Along with Ortiz\, performers included fo rmer Miles sideman Benny Maupin and jazz vibist Bobby Hutcherson. Bill als o recently presented a "\;New Perspectives Of The Music Of James Brown "\; performance at "\;The Jazz School"\; in Berkeley\, Califor nia. \n\nBill also spends a good amount of his time and energy with his in volvement in music education\, both as a clinician and private instructor. He enjoys mentoring younger musicians and spreading the experiences and d iversity of his musical background. It is this diverseness that Ortiz trie s to bring to his own playing and recordings.\n"\;I consider myself a jazz musician\,"\; he states "\;but my musical upbringing contains a wide veriety of musical styles\, including latin\, african\, R&\;B/s oul and blues. What I am trying to do with my musical voice is refect all of those elements of who I am as a musician and a person. It basically all African-influenced music and branches of the same musical tree. I'm not a purist at all-I try to bring all these elements of who I am musically int o one voice."\; DTSTART:20090928T000000 DTEND:20090928T000000 DURATION:PT3H LOCATION:Oakland SUMMARY:Bill Ortiz END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR