| Tenor saxophonist Richard Elliot has been a longtime smooth jazz favorite.This is the cover to his Best of Richard Elliot CD.The series honored the legacy of the late Grover Washington, Jr.Among the first albums on that label is Elliot's own, Metro Blue.This page was last modified 09:16, 19 October 2007.All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.You must set your browser to accept cookies and to enable Javascript in order to access certain functions of this site, including the purchase of tickets.Please enter your zip code.Your info may also be shared with the artist.By clicking any links above, the iTunes application will launch or you will be prompted to download iTunes if you don't have it.Motown Records, which had relocated from Detroit to Los Angeles.In the 1970s, he had the chance to record with Smokey Robinson, the Four Tops, and the Temptations.Elliot was later tapped to record with the Yellowjackets on their second album.Tower of Power horns in 1982.When he's not playing his over 100 dates a year, Elliot pilots a small aircraft and is partner in PacifNet, an Internet multimedia company that develops websites for the music and entertainment industries.Use of this site is subject to express terms of use, which prohibit commercial use of this site.By continuing past this page, you agree to abide by these terms.All Music Guide is a trademark of All Media Guide, LLC.URL for paid search terms.Ricky Lawson and Nate Phillips.Click to subscribe to richardelliot
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Where: California Center for the Arts, Escondido, 340 N.Visit our news blogs at blog.When smooth jazz star Richard Elliot and his wife, Camella, were deciding where to finish raising their family about eight years ago, he knew he didn't want to bring up his children in the Los Angeles area where he was raised."The California Center for the Arts, Escondido, show is about "helping teachers get the tools they need to do their jobs," Richard Elliot said.News stories about teachers using their own money to purchase classroom supplies really bother him, he said.While Elliot and his family have lived in Escondido for seven years, don't plan on seeing him play his saxophone at local clubs anytime soon.As a major touring star, Elliot has to worry about diluting his marketability in the San Diego area."Elliot's professional and artistic background is in rhythm and blues and soul.Hollis Gentry Jazz Ensemble was morphing into Fattburger, which was to become one of the most popular bands not only to come out of San Diego, but to come out of the smooth jazz genre as well."When I first started playing this type of music, KiFM was one of the pioneering stations of the format," Elliot said.The changing face of radio, though, has made breaking into the smooth jazz charts much more difficult today than it was 20 years ago, he said."We put out singles now."And Elliot should know about the business side of music: His latest CD, "Metro Blue," is on the Artizen label, which he founded with trumpeter Rick Braun and two other partners.In one sense, it's very liberating, because it allows you to be a little more in control of your ..."It's very easy when you're an artist, when something's not going right, to be able to say, 'Oh, it's the label's fault and they're doing a terrible job.I've got three partners, but we're all of like minds musically."Still, Elliot has to remind himself it's not all fun: "It is a business; you have to be able to make money at it to keep doing it, but creatively it's been a blast."The idea was you put a record out, you give it to the distributor, the distributor puts it in the store.""It was something that came out of radio stations that needed a name for the music they were playing."He added that despite the snobbery from some jazz quarters, he and his fellow smooth jazz artists take their music as seriously as most jazz artists."First of all, a lot of what is done in smooth jazz is improvised," Elliot said."I've always found it interesting that people feel they can stand up and say what isn't jazz."Still, Elliot doesn't even claim to be jazz or particularly take to the term "smooth jazz."Comments On This Story Add A CommentNote: Comments reflect the views of readers and not necessarily those of the North County Times or its staff.Print this page as your receipt."If you would also like your comments published in our newspaper as a letter to the editor, please include it below with the required contact information.Click here for our letters policy.Receive Free You Heard It!Alison Krauss
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Fans are still talking about their video, "Stay."Elliot landed his first job while still a teenager with Natalie Cole and the Pointer Sisters.In the 1970s, he had the chance to record with Smokey Robinson, the Four Tops, and the Temptations.Tower of Power horns in 1982.When he's not playing his over 100 dates a year, Elliot pilots a small aircraft and is partner in PacifNet, an Internet multimedia company that develops websites for the music and entertainment industries.His 1993 album Soul Embrace rocketed to the top of the Billboard contemporary jazz charts, and though Elliot has a smooth jazz sound that could be compared with Kenny G.Chill Factor prove his take on contemporary jazz is more firmly rooted in tradition.Country Music Television, Inc.Receive Free You Heard It!Trace Adkins
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