Ronnie Foster

organ, electric piano, piano, synthesizer · 1950 · Buffalo

Funk and soul jazz organist born in Buffalo. In the 1970s he cut a series of Blue Note albums that became cult favorites with the rise of acid jazz. A close collaborator of George Benson, notably on Breezin', he also played with Stevie Wonder.

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Styles

• Soul jazz, boogaloo
• Fusion, jazz-rock, jazz-funk

Landmark tracks

• Mystic Brew (1972)

Cited in 1 radio episode

• Oct 23, 2024: Ronnie Foster au New Morning (Jazzlive, TSF Jazz, in French)

Sources

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