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Mike Garson-The Oxnard Sessions-ReferenceJoe Sample-Roles-MCALA
Jazz Syndicate- LA Jazz SyndicateMiki Coltrane-I Think of YouChris
Ho- Growing upSylvia Striplin- Give me your LoveGrady Harrell- Come
Play With MeCalifornia Smooth Jazz-SamplerHenry Franklin-
ShalabongoNedra Wheeler- Gifts (live at birdland west)Kellee
Patterson - Kellee- Shadybrook Records
FILM SOUND TRACKSFrancis Ford Coppola-The Outsiders-By Stevie
WonderStevie Wonder-Secret Life of Plants
VIDEOS
Stevie Wonder-Do I Do, Dont Drive Drunk, Motown 25, NBC Friday
Night Videos
CABLE TELEVISIONBET on Jazz-Rick Zunigar Featuring Tony Dumas
and Ralph Penland, 1995The Jazz Network-Rick Zunigar Featuring
Mulgrew Miller, 1991PBS-The Freddie Hubbard and Pat Metheny
Group
Stevie Wonder-American Bandstand 30th Anniversary, American
Music Awards, 1981; To Basie With Love at the Radio City Music
Hall, 1982; Jay Leno,1995; David Letterman, 1995; Soul Train 25th
Anniversary Show; Top of thePops, England, 1995; The White Room,
England, 1995; Tara Tata Live, Paris,
1995; The World Music Awards, Monte Carlo, 1995
RICK ZUNIGAR BIOGRAPHY (CONTD)
TOURSRickZunigar Tour Midlands England,2003Phil Perry-Atlanta
Peachtree Jazz Festival, Washington, D.C.Stevie Wonder-Crown Plaza
Hotel, Melbourne, Australia, 1997; Natural
Wonder Tour, 1995, Japan, Israel, Korea, Brazil, Taiwan,
England, France,United Arab Emerits, Rotterdam, Netherlands; Fight
Against Hunger Tour, 1995;Singapore Tour, 1993; King of Brunei
Royal Celebration for the Princes Birthday,
1993; Hotter Than July Musical Picnic, 1981; Secret Life of
Plants, 1980Freddie Hubbard-Newport Jazz Festival, USA &
Europe, 1979
Willie Bobo-USA Tour, 1977Crusaders-USA, Japan tours, 1986,
1987Queen Latifah "Trav'lin' Light" Tour 2007
CLUBS Village Gate, New York, 1992-Rick Zunigar Featuring Gerry
Gibbs (drums),
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Ed Howard (bass), and Kevin Hays (piano)The Baked Potato, Los
Angeles-with Ronnie Foster and Justo AlmarioThe Blue Note, New York
and Tokyo-with Hubert LawsJimmy Smiths Supper Club-with the Jimmy
Smith TrioJazz Bakery, Culver citySteamers Jazz Club, FullertonJax,
GlendaleHals Bar & Grill, VeniceCharlie O's, Valley
GlenSpaghettini, Seal BeachCatalina Bar & grill,
HollywoodBakers Keyboard, Detroit
OTHER FAMOUS TALENTS PLAYED WITHSara VaughnChick CoreaRay
Charles
Joe WilliamsBenny PowellGeorge CablesGeorge DukePatrice
RushenCoolioMary J. BligeRalph TresvantJohnny GillTootie
HeathPancho SanchezJeff Porcaro
John PatitucciBilly ChildsBlue Mitchell
Woody ShawErnie WattsJeff Tain WattsJeff BerlinEddie HarrisLee
KonitzBobby LyleEddie Cleanhead VinsonRalph Moore
Marvin Smitty SmithBilly HigginsPhineas Newborn, Jr.Randy
CrawfordRosemary ClooneyTerri Lyne CarringtonHarvey MasonElvin
Jones
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Kenny KirklandJoey DeFrancescoRavi ColtraneDee Dee
BridgewaterLarry Bunker
RICK ZUNIGAR BIOGRAPHY (CONTD)
PROFESSIONAL INSTRUCTION & TEACHINGUniversity of California,
Riverside............. Clinics & Concert PerformancesCal Arts
Institute, Valencia, CA................. Clinics & Concert
PerformancesMusicians Institute-GIT, Hollywood, CA...........
Private lesson, Reading, Rhythm Section
Workshops, Live Playing Workshop,Clinics & Concert
PerformancesLeeds Music School, Leeds England Clinics & Concert
PerformancesBirmingham Conservatoire, Birmingham England Clinics
& Concert PerformancesCalifornia State University Los
Angeles.......... Guitar Master Class
PUBLICATIONS & COMPOSITIONSOriginal Musical Composition for
the University of Alabama Big Band
Rick Zunigar-Two Five Motives for Jazz Guitar-Instruction in
Jazz Improvisation
PERSONAL TRAINING & AWARDS Award-Best Soloist-California
State University, Long Beach Band Competition-1975Jazz Guitar
Lessons with Joe PassJazz Improvisation Training with Walter
Bishop, Jr.University Music StudiesSammy Nestico Big BandBuddy
Collette Big Band
Stewart Fischer Big BandSelf-training and study in Classical
Music, Jazz, and mastery of Jazz Artist Transcriptions.Rick Zunigar
Contact Information
Rick Zunigar My Space:http://www.myspace.com/rickzunigarRick
Zunigar Email:[email protected] Records / Looney Zuni
Music818-793-5666Rick Zunigar You Tube:
http://www.youtube.com/looneyzunimusic
