One Night Live

Hang on to your seats and prepare yourself for the live experience that is STEVE OLIVER. His jubilant, growing legacy continues in 2008 with the release of his first ever DVD/CD 2 disk set, One Night Live Performing an incredible 200 dates a year, the next superstar of adult contemporary pop and world music all but dares you not to tap your toes, sing along gleefully and smile, like a kid at Christmas. He's doing it. And it's the real deal. Often likened to a hybrid of George Benson and Bobby McFerrin, Steve revels in sharing the joy of what he does best -celebrating life and music. His honest to God, bright side of the street approach to life reflects Positive Energy, which coincidentally is the title of his 2002 album, which hit the Billboard Top 20 and ranked #1 on the year end list of the fifty most played recordings throughout Canada in 2003, according to smoothjazznow.com. That means topping legends like David Sanborn, Steely Dan and Michael McDonald-and keeping a lot of happy go lucky folks north of the border happy, whistling along with the catchy single "High Noon," (#3 on the Radio & Records US chart and one of the most played SJ songs of the year) All on an indie label and without any type of major corporate marketing push! The music is just that good. The US National Smooth Jazz Awards took notice too, nominating the guitar and vocal sensation for Best New Artist and Best Guitar Player for 2003. He received a nomination as International Instrumentalist of the Year for 2006 at the Canadian Smooth Jazz Awards His hit 1999 debut First View was nominated for an AFIM (Association for Independent Music) Award along with albums by Nelson Rangell and Chuck Loeb for best smooth jazz recording of 1999. The album scored three hit radio singles, hit the Top 20 on the Gavin and Radio & Records airplay charts and earned Oliver the distinction of "Debut Artist of the Year" from the national publication Smooth Jazz News. While he's toured and performed with an exciting list of genre stars and legends-- Chris Botti, Rippingtons, Michael Franks, Kyle Eastwood, Fourplay--it was Steve's high profile role in Steve Reid's band that finally gave him the opportunity to emerge as a budding instrumental star. More than simply the lead guitarist, he became a true partner of Reid's shortly after joining the band in 1996, writing nine songs on the Mysteries album and three on Bamboo Forest's new Passion In Paradise. Growing up in Walnut Creek, California, his love for so many different styles and worship of every guitarist from Santana to Pat Metheny made every path an early possibility. "In high school, I was playing in progressive rock bands in the style of Yes and Genesis, and trying to imitate the way they could so easily blend rock, classical and even a little jazz into the mix," he recalls. "In 1988, I was in an eclectic band called Fragile Glass that toured with Eric Johnson and recorded a CD. Looking back, it's as though I had to go through a lot of phases to discover my true voice.

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