Rob Lanter
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Rob Lanter

New York City, New York, United States

New York City, New York, United States
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"Solo Jazz Guitar At The Underground"

To Whom It May Concern,

I manage The Underground Lounge located on the upper west side of Manhattan, New York City. Rob has twice performed at my club. He is a truly gifted guitar player performer, playing solo jazz guitar embodying sophistication. He is a consummate professional who gives his all.

I highly recommend Rob for any show that requires a class act.

Sincerely,

Geoff Kole
The Underground Lounge
955 West End Ave, New York
(212) 531-4759
- The Underground, Geoff Kole


"Solo Jazz Guitar CD, Thank You Joe Review"

While attending Berklee College of Music, Rob had the privilege of seeing Joe Pass play. This was a turning point in Rob's musical focus and gave him direction to continue pursuing solo guitar playing. In the liner notes, Rob mentions that things "came together " almost overnight for his solo playing (years later). Regardless of when it came together for Rob Lanter, he's got it. Rob covers 9 standards and provides 2 originals on Than Yo Joe. He has a nice sense of time often starting rubato and moving into time seamlessly. Rob reharmonizes the tunes with each pass, adding more harmony or making the harmony more sparse, also adding bass lines and improv. His sense of space and time are solid and he presents the compositions fully. Improv ideas are tasteful and add flash to each song. Anyone who plays solo jazz guitar knows what a juggling act it can be to keep a tune fresh, adding different parts and improvising as you play. Rob does this beautifully. Standards include Stella, God Bless the Child (which Rob also sings nicely on), Another You, Body and Soul, Miss Jones, Dolphin Dance and Stolen Moments. Amazing Grace and two originals also round out the disc. Amazing Grace has some nice volume swells, which serve the tune beautifully. Rob's originals are great compositions in their own rights. Nostalgia in Paradise has a wonderful melody and very rhythmic sense. Deep Down Inside has a nice gospel feel to ti and works great as a solo piece. Rob Lanter has pulled together his solo guitar chops (a skill that many guitarists only dream about) and preserved his tribute to Joe Pass for us on CD. While we all thank Joe Pass for his influence, thanks go to Rob Lanter as well for a great CD.

Reviewed by Eric Elias for Just Jazz Guitar Magazine - Just Jazz Guitar Magazine


Discography

"Orpheus", "The Invisible Man", "Bada Bling", "Thank You Joe, A Tribute to Joe Pass", "Shadow World" (in progress)

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Rob Lanter, a native New Yorker studied at the Berklee College of Music where he majored in Composition with guitar as his instrument of choice. Since that time, he has scored several independent films, and has appeared on numerous recordings. In the 1980's, his group Orpheus recorded for Polydor Records and toured extensively throughout the U.S. and Canada playing clubs, concerts and jazz festivals.

In 1997 he self-published and produced his first solo CD, an original recording, "The Invisible Man", which presents compositions combining the styles of jazz, Latin, rock, funk, and blues in an easy to listen to format.

He has recently finished recording a solo jazz guitar CD 'Thank You Joe, A Tribute to Joe Pass'. featuring many standard jazz tunes as well some originals.

He is currently involved in many different projects. His smooth jazz group, "The Rob Lanter Group" regularly plays the clubs around New York City. He also performs solo jazz guitar supporting his CD, 'Thank You Joe'.

He is currently working on a new solo jazz guitar CD and also a pop CD called "Shadow World" which combines thoughtful lyrics with catchy grooves.