Artist description ENTERTAINER EXTRAORDINAIRE...Recording Artist-Producer-Composer-Musician-Mime...lead guitar, piano and vocals...smooth classic and contemporary jazz/hot live funk/Latin/reggae

Music Style calypso-jazz-funk-latin-carribean-urban-r&b-soul

Musical Influences George Benson, Jimi Hendrix, Funkadelics, Ernis Isley, Joe Pass

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Artist History Blaze was born in Buffalo, New York in 1959, surrounded by a family of entertainers and musicians. Began playing guitar at age 12 and has since performed with members of local, regional and national acts in the New York area, such as the Funkadelics and Earth Wind & Fire. Career expanded in the early 80's in Europe and Germany performing live concerts and shows with the incredible Pete Lancaster and Peaches & Herb. Session musician in the US, Canada, Japan and Korea. Formed "Round One Productions" affiliated with BMI and produced two killer album tracks: "Hawaiian Nights" and "Let The Party Begin", out of Hawaii. Performed engagements throughout Florida, including the Midnight Gambler in Fort Pierce, Waldo's in Vero Beach, the Mercado in Orlando and others. "Robo-Blaze-Frankenmime" act began in 1994 and after 3 years of street theater performances in Honolulu for Asian tourists, received an award at the 1998 Florida Sunfest in West Palm Beach for outstanding performance and drawing great crowds. Resumed "Robo-Blaze-Frankenmime" act which is currently being performed on Kalakaua Ave in Waikiki.

Group Members Daring Blaze

Instruments electric guitar, percussion, flute, strings

Albums Hawaiian Nights

Press Reviews HONOLULU ADVERTISER, 8-25-2000, by Jan Tenbruggencate "...A dazzling superhero joined us on the bus. He was a tall guy. He wore trousers of many colors, with diagonal strips of leather stitched on from mid-thigh down. He had a pair of dark glasses with sequins. He had rings, visible because the fingers of his gloves had been cut out. He took a seat in the back of the bus, said nary a word and kept his gaze focused outside, which made it easier for folks inside to surreptitiously check out his outfit, which they only did out of the corners of their eyes. Side-eye, we used to say when i was a kid..."*** HONOLULU STAR BULLETIN, 1991, by John Berger, "Many local artists claim to love, to honor and play rhythm and blues. Bland and Children Of The East actually make good that promise. Of course Bland (an Afro-American) isn't actually from "here" but now calls Hawaii home. This cassette qualifies as a product worth the interest of adventurous consumers of unknown but original music. Bland's photo on the cover might cause him to be misidentified as a reggae artist, but Bland and his band aren't a reggae act. Bland writes and plays a broader cross-section of African-American music. The album opens with melodic rap -- "C.O.T.E. (Children Of The East)" and "Dance The Night Away" -- and then shifts into a lighter Latin jazz sound when flute and Afro-American percussion are featured on side two. Multi-talented producer/pianist/synthesizer programmer Pierre Grill and local funkmaster Willy Hill are among the artists that join Bland and his band on a musical calling card that's not bad at all for original dance-oriented music by an as-yet unknown composer.*** RODELL RECORDS, from Tom Carter, 4-4-1994, "Our A&R department has conducted an extensive evaluation of all songs that have been submitted to our nationwide talent search. You have been judged on a point system that considers the following: originality, content, technical ability and overall presentation. We feel that your song "So Full Of Love" has commercial potential..."***EL HISPANO NEWS, from Sara Garcia, "I spoke to the producers of one of the most famous television programs of the Hispanic world to see if they could invite you to appear on the program...I hope that they will invite you to be on the show so that thousands of viewers can see the great talent you have and maybe you can make your dream come true."

Location Honolulu, HI - USA

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