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 “He has astounding chops, a great sense of harmony, and his sense of time is uncanny. While there are other great players that this applies to as well, the one thing that truly sets Scott Sorkin apart is he really gets inside the music. The depth of his understanding for the soul of a composition never ceases to amaze me.” - Bill Chapin, Chapin Guitars I'm a guitarist who composes, arranges, produces, and records music for myself and others. My home base for recording is Open Path Music in San Jose, CA where I get to work with a talented collection of individuals: Tim Volpicella, Lee Ray, and Gordon Stevens. Performing credits include: Kristen Strom Quintet Ed Johnson & Novo Tempo Jazz festivals in the U.S., Canada, and South America Count Basie Orchestra Jennifer Scott & Rene Worst Steve Turre & Michael Turre Dave Eschelman’s Jazz Garden Big Band Full Faith & Credit Big Band Stanford Jazz Workshop Nuclear Whales Saxophone Orchestra Larry Grenadier Don Haas Al Planke Johnny Coppola Joe Oliveira Charlie McCarthy Mike Vax Gail Dobson Weslia Witfield John Stowell Bruce Forman Smith Dobson Noel Jewkes Louie Bellson John Wiitalla Jason Lewis (Boz Scaggs) John Shifflett (Boz Scaggs) Tim Volpicella (Open Path Music) Gordon Stevens (Open Path Music) Lee Ray (Open Path Music) Anton Schwartz Chuck Travis Jack Sheldon Claudia Goméz (Columbian singer/songwriter) Frank Martin Celso Alberti (Flora & Airto) Wendy Waller Herschel Yatovitz (Chris Isaak) Tom Perrera (Germany) Alan Hall Sylvia Cuenca Margie Baker Tressa Lewis Dave Gregoric (Pete Escovedo) Eric Crystal Harvey Wainapel Scott Barnhill Rob Hart Jacqui Naylor The 5th Dimension San Jose Symphony Monterey Symphony San Jose Civic Light Opera American Musical Theatre Theaterworks West Bay Opera San Jose Childrens Theater Bill Conti Vikki Carr The Drifters The Diamonds The Ink Spots The Great Performances Series Royal Society Jazz Orchestra of San Francisco Shanakie Recording Artist Ashwin Batish Ella Del Rosario (Philippine singing legend) Andrea Marcovicci Television credits include: KQED (PBS) Channel 9 - Royal Society Jazz Orchestra of San Francisco television special Teaching credits include: San Jose Jazz Society (various clinics and workshops) Stanford Jazz Workshop - clinician Movie Soundtracks include Scoring, Performing and Recording the feature film, “Fat Rose & Squeaky” with the Open Path Music crew, starring Louise Fletcher and Cicely Tyson. Performing on an independent film scored and conducted by the late, renowned composer Lou Harrison. |
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