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Stephen Foglia/SPF
Stephen Foglia/SPF is a Northern California based guitarist/pianist/vocalist/composer/arranger/record producer focusing on Straight-Ahead, Mainstream, Fusion, Bop and Latin Jazz but also excels in all styles of Rock, Funk, R&B and Blues. He’s been active since 1974 as a solo artist and leader/sideman with an array of diverse ensembles ranging from duos to 19-piece orchestras throughout California and the west coast performing in over 4,000 music engagements. He has also participated in over 3,000 recordings as a studio musician, songwriter, arranger, producer and recording engineer. He’s been a member of the American Federation of Musicians Union Local 6 San Francisco Bay Area since 1990 and received a Master of Arts Degree in Music Composition from San Jose State University in 1993. He studied composition, arranging and orchestration with Greg Yasinitsky/SJSU 1979-81, Dwight Cannon/SJSU 1990-93, Hafez Modirzadeh/SJSU 1990-91, Tom Hart/De Anza College 1977-78 and Joe Davis/West Valley College 1975-76. He studied Jazz Piano with Don Haas 1980-81 & Frank Sumares 1975; he has also studied Jazz Guitar with David Costa, David Petrucci and Jim Bruno; all of them being disciples of the late great Warren Nunes. As a private instructor he has taught over 2,500 guitar and piano students from 1978-2014 at The Musicians Warehouse, Tony’s Music and from his home studio Ramblood Recon Records.
For those of you curious about other matters; SPF is an acronym for the “Stephen Foglia Project” with the letters inverted, they are also his initials (not inverted), IE> Stephen Phillip Foglia. And now you know the rest of the story!
Contact Information:
Email for booking and sessions: stephenfogliaspf@stephenfogliaspf.com.
Recording Studio: Ramblood Recon Records, San Jose CA (email for contact info, studio rates, etc.)
MUSICIAN CREDITS:
Stephen Foglia - Lead and Comp Electric and Acoustic Guitars, Piano, Rhodes, Organ, Synthesizers, Bass Guitar, Lead and Background Vocals, Percussion ,Composer, Arranger, Transcriber, Producer
Terry Carleton - Drums, Percussion
Scotty Smith - Drums, Percussion
Tim Devine - Soprano saxophone, Alto Saxophones, Tenor Saxophones, Baritone Saxophone, Clarinets, Bass Clarinet, Flutes
Bill Murphy - Soprano Saxophone, Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophones, Flute, Piccolo
Tom Bertetta - Trumpets, Flugelhorns
Jeff Lewis - Trumpets, Flugelhorns, Flugelbone
Derek James - Tenor Trombones, Bass Trombones
James Reily - Harmonicas, Bass Guitar, Harmony Lead Guitar on “Line Vison”
Dave Meade - Drums
Kevin Clark - Bass Guitar, Lead Vocal on “Crystal Ship”
Eric Bolvin - Trumpet, Flugelhorn
James Pascual - Saxophones
Michael Breseno - Alto Saxophone
Noel Catura - Saxophones, Flute
Mike Mendoza - Saxophones
Kevin Kono - Trumpet, Flugelhorn
Chuck MacKinnon - Trumpet
Mike McWilliams - Trumpet
John Pursel - Trombone, Bass Guitar
Tim Hauff - Acoustic Bass
John Richard Johnston: Bass Guitar
Willie Garza - Percussion
Terence Wheatley - Drums, Percussion
Tony Johnson - Tenor Saxophone
Kris Strom - Tenor Saxophone
Nancy Mosir - Baritone Saxophone
Steve Barnhill - Trombone
Pam Russell - Background Vocals
Caren Lauren - Background Vocals
RECORDING STUDIOS & MASTERING LABS -
Ramblood Recon Records, San Jose, CA - Engineer - Stephen Foglia
Mr. Toads Recording Studio, San Francisco & Burney, CA - Engineer - Tardon Feathered
Bones & Knives Recording Studio, USA - Engineer - Terry Carleton
White Rabbit Recording Studio, Campbell, CA - Engineers - Scotty Smith & Kyle Bowers
TRS, Sunnyvale, CA - Engineer - Scotty Smith
Sonic Images, San Jose, CA - Engineers - Mark Weldon & Tao Bleeke
London Studio, Redwood City, CA - Engineer - Vinson Hudson
Session 8 Recording Studio, Sunnyvale, CA - Engineer - Eric Jones
Tone Freq Recording Studio, Campbell & San Jose, CA - Engineer - Steven Glaze
Kevin Clark - Additional Audio Engineering
OTHER STEPHEN FOGLIA/SPF LINKS:
Stephen Foglia/SPF ranked # 1 on San Jose Jazz Charts ten years in a row on Reverb Nation!
Stream every song in its entirety for free including current un-released projects!
https://www.reverbnation.com/spf?profile_view_source=header_icon_nav
Stephen Foglia/SPF's YouTube Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/user/stephenfoglia/playlists?view=1
https://www.youtube.com/user/stephenfoglia/videos
Stephen Foglia/SPF on Amazon.com Music (Quantum Parallels, A Transient Dichotomy, Accolade for the Unsung):
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Stephen+Foglia+SPF+music&qid=1629326507&ref=sr_pg_1
Stephen Foglia/SPF on Spotify:
Quantum Parallels: https://open.spotify.com/album/2T3vJFYC3NGThsCyhVEkdU
A Transient Dichotomy: https://open.spotify.com/album/5weNwJeRl2sIMG6VmFGqbB
Accolade for the Unsung (Remastered): https://open.spotify.com/album/1lJWT1m6ZkUMGTVGTYOew7
Stephen Foglia/SPF on Pandora:
https://www.pandora.com/artist/stephen-foglia-spf/ARKJqnKKn9XbvKm
Stephen Foglia/SPF on iTunes (Quantum Parallels, A Transient Dichotomy, Accolade for the Unsung):
https://music.apple.com/us/search?term=stephen%20foglia%20spf
SPF on iTunes (Island in the Sound, Another Conversation with Myself, SPF III, Eclectic Covers):
https://music.apple.com/us/artist/spf/65264083
Stephen Foglia/SPF's first website circa 1999: WWW.SPFMUSIC.COM Still going strong!
THANKS FOR LISTENING!
“Quantum Parallels” Stephen Foglia/SPF’s 2024 incredible 13 song release!
Order or listen now on Amazon.com:
"A Transient Dichotomy" - An immaculate recording of originals and covers
“A Transient Dichotomy” is a 2021 release by Stephen Foglia/SPF. An eclectic collection of 7 beautiful originals and 21 masterfully performed covers in several jazz styles including bop, mainstream & straight ahead jazz, jazz fusion/ funk, smooth jazz and Latin jazz. The recording is technically brilliant yet does not lack the warmth and creativity Foglia achieved on his incredible 2015 CD “Accolade for the Unsung”.
This 2 disc CD features amazing horn and rhythm section arrangements as well as loads of incredible guitar, keyboard and horn solos. It was a seven-year project and a true labor of love dating from 2013-2020 and its now finally here for all to enjoy!
Order or listen now from Amazon.com:
"Accolade for the Unsung" order or listen now from Amazon.com:
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SPF - Island in the Sound
A record review by Les Wiseman
I was sitting around at a music industry barbecue. It was a sunny day and musicians, studio owners, engineers and producers were eating antipasto and sipping wine. Tunes were soaring through the cloudless sky. When the guest of honor's new CD had been played, someone put on another disk. Toes started tapping, heads bobbing, people settled back with satisfied sighs, the music perfectly sound tracked the relaxed easy afternoon. Then the rumblings began. "Who is this?" "This is great" "Great vocals." "Terrific arrangements." "Is this some new Steely Dan album?" You could see engineers staring at the speakers, listening to the production. "Who is this?" It was revealed that the artist's name was Stephen Foglia and that the album was called Island in the Sound, an independent release from San Jose, California. Foglia produced, arranged and orchestrated the album as well as playing guitar, piano and synthesizers, plus handling lead vocals and harmonies. Call it jazz-pop fusion: full trumpet, saxophone and trombone sections swelling with drama, overlain with rippling full-throated guitar and piano. What distinguishes Foglia's arrangements is his taste or tastiness. While the Kenny G. crowd would certainly appreciate this music, there is none of that overwrought rendering - - if you want to perceive just how amazing a guitarist Foglia is, you won't find any show-offy Al DiMeola/John McLaughlin overkill, instead on compositions such as Bartertown, you will get a few lyrical bars that guitarists will appreciate for their technique and difficulty, yes everyone will enjoy for their well-choseness and their mesh with the entire composition. To ice the tunes, there is Foglia's voice, a honeyed warm thing reminiscent of Steely Dan's Donald Fagan, but inserted into the songs, seemingly as another instrument, another alto sax, that spins lyrics of yearning, life experience and West Coast imagery. Six of the tunes are instrumentals that range from contemporary swing like an updated Count Basie through compositions that switch tempos and allow the musicians to wail a little bit, not unlike Frank Zappa at his most restrained (The Grand Wazoo, Waka Jawaka). On Living on the Western Side, Foglia even lets loose with a blistering guitar solo that will have guitarheads salaaming at his feet. Stephen Foglia: He offers new hope for the adult-contemporary and jazz markets. He deals in new spins on traditional values such as coherent orchestral compositions and good taste.
Les Wiseman - CANADA WIDE MAGAZINES - September 1999
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previous SPF CD releases: Island in the sound; Another conversation with myself; spf iii; eclectic covers; all linked to AMAZon just click on each!
Stephen Foglia/SPF on WWW.ReverbNation.COM, STREAM ALL SONGS INCLUDING CURRENT UN-RELEASED PROJECTS!
Stephen Foglia/SPF on ReverbNation.com, stream all songs including current un-released projects!
www.spfmusic.com
stephen foglia/spf 1st promo ad 2002 - "island in the sound" (remastered)
