Jeff Lorber

Congratulations to Jeff Lorber
Winner of the 2018 Grammy Award for
Best Contemporary Instrumental Album
"Prototype"
Also featuring 1980 CHS grad Andy Snitzer

Jeff is currently the sole member of our Class of 1970
who is listed in the Cheltenham High School Hall of Fame.

London Lorber Fan brings Yearbook for Jeff to sign !

Jeff writes from London -- April 30, 2019:

Yeah he was a big fan -- he had purchased this 1970 El Delator and brought it to the club. Of course I had to get a shot of us with the yearbook. Sure, I signed it! Page 147 -- he knew just which page.

I didn’t ask him where he lives but probably not too far from London. We were playing in the legendary Ronnie Scott’s nightclub. (Ronnie Scott was an alto player who played on the Beatles song Lady Madonna.)

The British fans are serious music fans... they’re really into it. My first couple records (record label Inner City) were sort of hits over there. At the time we were pretty much a local Portland OR band, I guess the 2nd record caught on nationwide but the first one sure didn’t. I didn’t do much touring in Europe until many years later.

Photo of a London fan's Jeff Lorber CD collection.

Many of Jeff's songs have appeared on The Weather Channel's Local on the 8s segments and on the channel's compilation albums, The Weather Channel Presents: The Best of Smooth Jazz and The Weather Channel Presents: Smooth Jazz II. His previous Grammy Award nominations include in 1985 for "Pacific Coast Highway," in 2005 for "Flipside," in 2007 for "He Had a Hat,: in 2010 for "Now is the Time," in 2013 for "Hacienda," and in 2014 for "Jazz Funk Soul."

Here's Jeff, in recent times:

Earlier news:

Classmate Jeff Lorber is playing at "Havana" in New Hope, April 6th, 2017. We can thank classmate Alan Kane for getting this going. Jeff will also be performing at the Philadelphia jazz club "South" on February 23rd & 24th, and at the Berks Jazz Festival in Reading PA on April 5th and 7th.

Alan Kane writes:

Thursday evening, April 6, our own classmate Jeff Lorber will be playing and performing at Havana in New Hope, with his group The Jeff Lorber Fusion. I have blocked off the best 25 seats in the house, and can get more if necessary. The food is great at Havana. Please let me know if you are interested in this pre-mini reunion reunion. You can reach me at alan323@comcast.net or 215-297-9743. Hope to see you there!

Thursday, April 6th, 2017
Jeff Lorber Fusion Trio feat JEFF LORBER, Jimmy Haslip & Gary Novak
Limited Reserved ROWED CHAIRED.
Doors open at 6 p.m. -- Show at 8 p.m.
$40.00
Buy tickets on-line

In 1971, Jeff Lorber and Mark Beebe (CHS 1972 or '73?) went to see Sun Ra one evening.
Mark's memories of the experience are presented in graphic rendition, below.
Yes, it is all true (or most of it).

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