By Victoria P Lerman
L’etage Magazine has some breaking news to share from the music industry! Just recently released by Larry Corban …The Circle Starts Here. This jazz trio CD has been on the CMJ Jazz Charts for 7 consecutive weeks peaking at #10. Larry Corban collaborated with some major key players for his album .His bass player is Harvie S. Harvie S was #1 on the Jazz Billboard Charts for his CD Witchcraft. Steve Williams is the third man who completes the trio. He has been playing drums for 25 years for a very well known jazz singer, Shirley Horn. The combination of these three outstanding musicians has received great reviews. This is Larry Corban’s second album. His first album, Moving 4-Ward was released in 2003. A quote from the master himself…
As far as composition, I am a storyteller. The songs on The Circle Starts Here are like chapters in a book. They are meant to be listened to from start to finish.
Larry Corban was born in New York City, but raised in Middletown, New Jersey by parents who worked as engineers. They were surprised that their only son had a profound interest in playing guitar at the age of 10. He enjoyed the old rock and roll legends such as AC/DC, Kiss, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest and Led Zeppelin. Larry began to take guitar lessons Omaha soon after his parents recognized his interest. Larry’s talent certainly did not go unnoticed.
He was accepted into The Berklee College of Music for a five-week program at the age of 15. It was during this time that he was first exposed to jazz. This program had a major impact on his music career. Larry is most influenced by jazz icons such as Pat Martino, Wes Montgomery, JoePass, and Tal Farlow.
Music is my life, and I strive to be the best musician I can be. I am blessed to have worked with a lot of people who inspire me to stay on course.
Larry Corban earned a BA in Jazz Studies at IthacaCollege. He moved back to New York City after graduating, It was not long before he became a teacher to up and coming jazz artists as well as working on Broadway, His credits include Spider Man, Mary Poppins, Big Apple Circus and The Radio City Christmas Spectacular. Larry shared with L’etage Magazine that an upcoming new show that will feature him is Motown. Being a musician, takes hard work and practice. Larry Corban practices 4-6 hours per day. So what does he recommend for his students?
Love playing as much as you can, not for the finance, but for the love of creating music
In such a competitive industry, Larry remains focused.
My competition informs me. I make sure to surround myself with hardworking people with a similar mindset towards creativity. True musicians support one another and I am blessed to be able to work with some amazing talent in the industry.
So what’s next for Larry Corban?
He just received a guitar endorsement from D’Angelico Guitars. In 2014…Larry plans to tour, entertaining the crowds with his amazing talent. A big congratulations to this jazz star from L’etage Magazine.
Larry enjoys hearing from his fans…Check out his website for all the latest!