Premik Russell Tubbs
Premik Russell Tubbs | |
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 Premik Russell Tubbs in 2022 | |
| Background information | |
| Genres | Pop, jazz, world |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter, producer, arranger |
| Instrument(s) | Saxophone, flute, wind synthesizer, lap steel guitar, Lyricon |
| Years active | 1974–present |
| Website | www |
Premik Russell Tubbs is an American saxophonist, songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist.
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Career
Since the 1970s he worked with a wide range of artists such as John McLaughlin, Narada Michael Walden, Jackson Browne, Carlos Santana, Jeff Beck, Yoko Oginome, Cecil McBee, George Duke, Stanley Clarke, Jaco Pastorius, Jean-Luc Ponty, T.M. Stevens, Wayne Shorter and many more.[1] His saxophone was featured on hits like "How Will I Know", "Baby Come to Me and "We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off".
In 1983, Premik joined Lonnie Liston Smith's band, along with bass player Cecil McBee. Until 1985 he played the Montreux Jazz Festival and recorded two albums with them. From 1991 to 1994 he toured with Scarlet Rivera (Bob Dylan's violinist). They also opened shows for Spyro Gyra. The following years, he toured with jazz violinist Julie Lyonn Lieberman, Clara Ponty, Wendy Starland and in 2007 as a member of Radio Massacre International. In November 2011 he toured with Chandrika Tandon and Steve Gorn.
More recently he performed with Sting, Lady Gaga, Ravi & Anoushka Shankar. In April 2012, Premik was invited to perform at the Carnegie Hall in the Revlon Concert for the Rainforest Fund featuring Sting, Elton John, James Taylor, Meryl Streep, Jennifer Hudson, Bruno Mars, Katharine McPhee, Bryn Terfel, Rosanne Cash and Vince Gill.[2]
Premik has recorded several world music records along with spiritual master Sri Chinmoy, Steve Booke and Shambhu Vineberg as well as music for different short films.
On April 17, 2014, he was part of the band for the "Rainforest Fund Benefit Concert", including performers Sting, Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars, Elton John, Tina Turner, Bruce Springsteen, Paul Simon, James Taylor, Diana Ross, Stevie Wonder, Billy Joel, Meryl Streep, Jennifer Hudson, Will Ferrell and many more. Premik is announced to play with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra on April 25 in Croydon.
Discography
- 1974: Mahavishnu Orchestra – Visions of the Emerald Beyond
- 1976: Narada Michael Walden – Garden of Love Light
- 1977: Narada Michael Walden – I Cry, I Smile
- 1980: Carlos Santana & Herbie Hancock – The Swing of Delight
- 1984: Lonnie Liston Smith – Silhouettes
- 1985: Lonnie Liston Smith – Rejuvenation
- 1985: Clarence Clemons – Hero
- 1985: Whitney Houston – Whitney Houston
- 1986: Jermaine Stewart – Frantic Romantic
- 1986: Premik Russell Tubbs & Shambhu - 'Equinox'
- 1987: Whitney Houston – Whitney
- 1989: Yoko Oginome – Verge of Love
- 1989: Regina Belle – Stay with Me
- 1989: Kid 'N Play – Face the Nation
- 1992: Calverly – Avalon
- 1999: Edgar Paterson Mills - "Buddha on Mars'
- 1999: John Caraberis - 'Boundless'
- 2001: Premik Russell Tubbs – Equinox
- 2002: Ali Appel – Crooked Line
- 2004: Premik Russell Tubbs – Mission-Transcendence
- 2005: Kristin Hoffmann - 'Real'
- 2006: Gerald Jay Markoe – Celestial Music for Sitar
- 2007: The Mahavishnu Project – Return to the Emerald Beyond
- 2008: Premik Russell Tubbs & Uli Geissendoerfer - 'Bangalore Breakdown, Diary'
- 2010: Premik Russell Tubbs & Steve Booke – Pratyavartana
- 2010: Shambhu - 'Sacred Love'
- 2011: Fiona Joy Hawkins – Christmas Joy
- 2012: Fiona Joy Hawkins – Sensual Journeys
- 2012: Ronnda Cadle – Will's Embrace
- 2012: Dan Kennedy – Intuition
- 2012: Heidi Anne Breyer – Beyong the Turning
- 2012: Rebecca Harrold – The River of Life
- 2012: Ronnda Cadle - 'Will's Embrace'
- 2013: Chandrika Krishnamurthy Tandon - 'Soul March'
- 2013: Asher Barkin – Birchos Avicha
- 2013: Shambhu – Dreaming of Now
- 2014: Masako – Call of the Mountains
- 2014: Premik Russell Tubbs & Uli Geissendoerfer - 'Passport to Happyness'
- 2014: Ryan Michael Richards - 'Experiences'
- 2014: Andrew Kutt - 'Eagle Medicine'
- 2015: Neil Tatar - Learning To Fly
- 2015: Lynn Yew Evers - 'Elysian'
- 2015: Jeffrey Seeman - 'Everything In Between'
- 2015: Andrew Kutt - 'Earth Songs'
- 2016: Patrick Carmichael - 'Sanctuary'
- 2016: Kelly Andrew - 'Rendezvous'
- 2016: Lawrence Blatt - 'Longitudes & Latitudes'
- 2016: David Clavijo - 'Sitting on The Seawall'
- 2017: Shambhu - 'Soothe'
- 2017: Neil Tatar - 'After The Rain'
- 2017: Gina Leneé - 'Red Diamonds'
- 2017: Andrew Kutt - 'Bridge To Happiness'
- 2017: Alan Matthews - 'The Ineffable'
- 2018: Shambhu - Lilac Skies
- 2019: Masako - Underwater Whisperer
- 2019: Todd Mosby - 'Open Waters'
- 2019: Robert Linton - 'Adrift in Wonder'
- 2019: Todd Mosby - 'Eagle Mountain'
- 2020: Todd Mosby - Aerial Views
- 2020: Robert Linton - 'In The Calm of Christmas'
- 2021: Ryan Michael Richards - 'More Than Time'
- 2022: Shambhu - 'Life Passage'
- 2023: Kristin Hoffmann - Rain Shine
- 2023: The Folklorkestra - A Strange Day In June
- 2023: Ann Sweeten - Love Walks Through Rain
- 2023: Jon Perl's Dark Light - 'Link In The Chain'
- 2024: Masako - Lost there Found here
- 2024: Margee Minier-Tubbs - Pathways
- 2025: Margee Minier-Tubbs - 'Oneness-World'
- 2025: Masako - 'Dreaming Northern'
- 2025: Assia Ahhatt - 'Born in Kyiv'
- 2025: Jonathan Perl - 'Universal Return'
- 2025: Alex Kaufman - 'Father'
References
- ^ Discography Archived 2013-09-14 at archive.today. premik.com
- ^ Short Bio Archived 2020-10-24 at the Wayback Machine. premik.com
External links
- PremikMusic.com Official Site
- [1] All about Jazz
- [2] Guo Flute
- [3] IMDb
- [4] Discogs