GENE ESS
Genres: Post Bop, Classic Fusion, Vocal Jazz, Eclectic Fusion • Japan

Guitarist and composer. He wanted to become a lawyer or a doctor but alas, he ended up a jazz musician and thereby keeping all his relatives away and confused. One of the few perks of being a "jazz cat". Award winning guitarist, Gene Ess, draws upon a diverse background to form his unique style. Studying classical piano, Gene's early years were filled with sounds of Beethoven and Chopin. Originally from Tokyo, Japan and growing up on a US Air Force Base on Okinawa, Ess was simultaneously receiving a mix of influences: he was exposed to the indigenous music of Okinawa and - to the pop and jazz music coming out of the clubs for the American soldiers. All this amounted for an early obsession with music. Considered a child prodigy by fellow musicians and instructors, Ess performed in clubs and festivals all around Okinawa at the early age of 14. After graduating read more...