Jean-Paul Bourelly - during Warsaw Summer Jazz Days festival 2006.

Jean-Paul Bourelly (b. November 23, 1960) is an American jazz fusion guitarist. Fusion or more specifically jazz fusion or jazz rock, is a Musical genre that merges Jazz with elements of other styles of music particularly

Bourelly was born in Chicago, and both his parents were immigrants from Haiti. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. Immigration refers to the movement of people among countries While the movement of people has existed throughout human history at various levels modern immigration implies long-term Haiti ( English: ˈheɪ·tiː or haɪ·ˈjiː·tiː French Haïti a·i·ti Haitian Creole: Bourelly sang at the Lyric Opera when he was ten years old and learned piano and drums, picking up guitar by age 14. He moved to New York City in 1979, where he played with Muhal Richard Abrams, Roy Haynes, McCoy Tyner, and Elvin Jones; he also had a role in the film The Cotton Club, directed by Francis Ford Coppola. The City of New York Muhal Richard Abrams (born September 19, 1930, in Chicago, Illinois) is an American educator administrator Composer Roy Owen Haynes (born on March 13 1925, in Roxbury, Massachusetts) is an American Jazz Drummer and bandleader Alfred McCoy Tyner (born 11 December 1938) is a jazz pianist from Philadelphia Pennsylvania, known for his work with the John Coltrane Elvin Ray Jones ( 9 September 1927 &ndash 18 May 2004) was one of the most influential jazz drummers of the Post-bop era Francis Ford "Frank" Coppola (born April 7, 1939) is a five-time Academy Award -winning American Film director, He released his debut solo effort in 1987, and played with Miles Davis in 1988. Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26 1926 &ndash September 28 1991 was an American Jazz Trumpeter, Bandleader, and Composer.

Bourelly also branched into rock music, as a member of the Black Rock Coalition (founded by Vernon Reid of Living Colour) and in time spent playing with Buddy Miles, Robin Trower, Jack Bruce, Terry Bozzio, and Matalex. Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. The Black Rock Coalition is a US-based artists' Collective and Non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the creative freedom and works of black Vernon Reid (born August 22, 1958) is an English Guitarist, Songwriter, composer and bandleader Living Colour is an American Funk metal band from New York City, formed in 1983 George Allen Miles Jr ( September 5, 1947 &ndash February 26, 2008) known as Buddy Miles, was an American rock Robin Trower (born 9 March 1945 in Catford, South East London, England) is an English rock Guitarist John Symon Asher "Jack" Bruce (born 14 May 1943 is a Scottish -born musician composer and Singer. Terry John Bozzio ( December 27, 1950) is an American Drummer best known for his work with the late Frank Zappa. He played with Cassandra Wilson on several of her album, and continued to release solo efforts into the 2000s; these have been most successful in Japan. Cassandra Wilson (born December 4, 1955) is an American Jazz musician vocalist songwriter and producer from Jackson Mississippi. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics.

Discography

• Jungle Cowboy (JMT Records, 1987)
• Trippin (Enemy Records, 1992)
• Saints & Sinners (DIW, 1994)
• Blackadelic-Blu (DIW, 1994)
• Tribute to Jimi (Koch Records, 1995)
• Fade to Cacophony (Evidence Records, 1997)
• Rock the Cathartic Spirits (Koch, 1998)
• Vibe Music (BMG, 1999)
• Boom Bop (Jazz Magnet, 2001)
• Trance Atlantic (Challenge Records, 2002)
• News From a Darked Out Room (Phonector, 2006)
• "Cut Motion" (jpgotmangos,) 2007

References

• Jean-Paul Bourelly at All Music Guide