caption website years_active notable_instruments birth_place name background birth_date instrument genre article_title birth_name occupation
playing his gibson l5 -lrb- 2008 -rrb- -lsb- http://www.roycecampbell.net official website -rsb- 1971 -- present gibson l-5 , benedetto fratello seymour , indiana , united states royce campbell non_vocal_instrumentalist june 7 , 1952 guitar jazz royce campbell
 royce greer musician , composer , record producer
royce campbell

royce campbell is a jazz guitarist primarily associated with mainstream jazz , but also has released smooth jazz and post bop jazz recordings .
royce campbell was born in seymour , indiana , in 1952 .
the son of a career navy man , campbell grew up in various cities around the u.s. and abroad , including asia , europe , and the west indies .
exposure to various musical genres while a child contributed to campbell 's musical style and approach in jazz composition and playing .
a love for rock and roll marked campbell 's first connection with the guitar , at the age of nine , when he discovered chuck berry .
like many guitarists of his generation , campbell was also influenced by jimi hendrix and eric clapton .
by the time royce finished high school in the early 1970s , he was certain he wanted to pursue a professional career in music .
his uncle , carroll decamp , an arranger/pianist who arranged for stan kenton and les elgart , invited royce to live with him and study in indiana , providing most of royce 's musical education in theory and composition , and by age 21 , campbell had begun touring with r&b artist marvin gaye and developing his talents for stage performance .
in 1975 , royce was hired by a local music contractor to do three concerts with award-winning film composer henry mancini in indianapolis .
soon after royce became the touring guitarist with henry mancini 's orchestra , holding that positing until mancini 's death in 1994 .
while appearing on recordings as a sideman , and a couple as leader , during the early years of his career , campbell started recording and touring more on his own during the 1990s , focusing at first on mainstream or straight-ahead jazz .
although he cites wes montgomery as his main influence , the influence of horn players such as dexter gordon and chet baker are evident in royce 's melodic style .
in 1993 , he produced project g-5 : a tribute to wes montgomery which also featured guitarists tal farlow , jimmy raney , herb ellis and cal collins .
his 1994 album 6x6 featured guitarists pat martino , john abercrombie , larry coryell , dave stryker and bucky pizzarelli .
with project g-5 : a tribute to joe pass , in 1999 , he combined the talents of charlie byrd , gene bertoncini , mundell lowe , and john pisano .
during his career royce campbell has released more than 30 cds as leader or co-leader among various sideman projects .
fifteen of these cds have made it onto the us national jazz radio charts .
campbell 's soloing is documented among other jazz guitarists of the era , in `` mel bay 's anthology of jazz guitar solos : featuring solos by the world 's finest jazz guitarists ! ''
in november 2010 , royce campbell was inducted into the indianapolis jazz foundation hall of fame .
