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Biography
He has been called ''a mix between Pat Metheny and B.B. King'' but Wayne Gerard truly has his
own voice to speak with. That unique voice has earned Wayne the praise of critics and
musicians alike. Mesa/Bluemoon recording artist Jeff Golub says ''Wayne plays some serious
guitar!''. Grammy-winning pianist Bob James said ''It''s a pleasure playing with Wayne''. John
Barren from Hour Magazine calls him ''a brilliant soloist who makes terrific use of the
spotlight!'' Monthly Detroit wrote ''Wayne is an eye and ear magnet!'' Gary Graft of the Detroit
News says his playing ''is loose and swinging and he dips into the rock bag for a feel that is
LIVE!''
Wayne Gerard, formerly the guitarist for the award-winning Alexander Zonjic band, has
emerged dramatically as a solo artist/songwriter. In 1994 he produced ''Yuda Man'' for local
artist Bugs Beddow, which won ''Best Locally Produced Album'' in Detroit''s Metro Times Music
Awards. In addition, he was nominated in the for ''Best Jazz Guitarist'' in 1995 and 1996; he
shared in the award for ''Best Jazz Ensemble'' for the Zonjic band. Wayne was also hand=picked
as a soloist for the Geri Alien Electric Band.
Wayne has toured the world and has played/recorded with such diverse artists as: Kirk
Whalum, Lenny White, Geri Alien, Wallace Roney, Bob James, Earl Klugh, David Sanborn,
Wayne Kramer, Patti Smith, Bobby Blue Bland, James Carter Jr and Stevie Wonder. His soulful
guitar playing can be heard on the new Bob James CD, ''JoyRide'' as well as current releases by
David McMurray, Olu abd Bluezeum.
He has had no less than 5 tunes in the MP3.com ''Smooth Jazz top 100'' for the last two months
and has had at least 2 tunes in the ''top 40'' for longer than that. Wayne was Riffage. corn''s
''Featured Jazz Artist'' for the week of 7/30 - 8/6 and Number 1 on the Riffage.com smooth
jazz charts for the same week.
A native of Detroit, Wayne has been playing guitar for over 15 years. He got his first guitar at
12 and hasn''t put it down since, absorbing all of the music the ''Motown'' has to offer. He
attended Wayne State University on a music scholarship, immediately started gigging and
hasn''t stopped working yet. ''There is a happening tradition of music and JAZZ musidans that
come from Detroit and I want to be a part of that legacy but carry it into 21st century... my
way!'' Wayne describes his music ''as an smooth blend of jazz, pop, R&B, blues with that
hip=hop/urban groove underneath''. His tunes have heartfelt melodies, smooth beats and
Wayne''s unique style. Or as Wayne puts it ''...it''s blues and pop with bebop on top!''.
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