Ken Ross was born April 17th, 1962 in Santa Monica, CA. His mother is from Havana, Cuba and his father from Vienna, Austria.

He studied at Cal State University, Northridge .. and UCLA
both schools in Los Angeles.

His musical influences are
Earth, Wind & Fire, Steely Dan, Al Jarreau, Chicago, Tower Of Power, Dave Grusin, Big Band Era .. Stan Kenton, Maynard Ferguson, Buddy Rich
classic r&b, motown, rock, and top 40 popular music from 50s-2005.

Venues performed at in LA as a 'smooth jazz' artist -
Newport Beach Jazz Festival
Hyatt Newporter Jazz Series
Pasadena Jazz Festival
JVC Hollywood Bowl Jazz Series
Playboy Jazz Festival

clubs -
94.7 WAVEs own venue
the Garden Of Eden, Hollywood

artists performed with / or on the concert lineup
dave koz
chris botti
rick braun
brian culbertson
jonathan butler
gerald albright
michael lington
euge groove
jeff golub
bobby caldwell
richard elliot
freddie ravell
gregg karukas
jeff kashiwa
brian bromberg
brenda russell
al jarreau
average white band
oleta adams

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www.bbvd.com
toured with Big Bad Voodoo Daddy - 2004 .. club venues like House of Blues to major city Symphony Orchestra pop series concerts
Hollywood Bowl, Florida, Carolinas, NY, Boston, DC

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major studio television orchestra -
2 time Emmy Award Winning television show 'The Wayne Brady Show'
distributed by Buena Vista Television, Walt Disney Company 2000-2004

here's a brief list of artists he performed with on this show

Patti Austin
Al Jarreau
Dianne Schuur
Brian McKnight
Shiela E
Prince
Lionel Richie
Carlos Santana
Barry Manilow
Earth Wind and Fire
Bobby Caldwell
James Ingram
Chaka Khan
Peabo Bryson
Little Richard
Al Green
Justin Timberlake
Kelly Klarkson
Patti Labelle
Queen Latiffa
Patrick Swayze
Bernie Mac
Will Smith

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SmoothJazz recording artist.
was at no. 1 on the charts with
Soul Ballet, "Cream"
http://www.radioandrecords.com/Formats/Smoothjazz.asp

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Studio musician for tv, film, and jingles at
Warner Brothers
Paramount
Disney
20th Century Fox

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orchestra pits - Broadway Musicals in NY and Los Angeles / National and European tours
European tour 97-99 with Wolfgang Bosche producer -
'Fame'
European tour with B.B. King and friends (Farewell tour) in 2005.

US tours -
Annie
West Side Story
A Chorus Line
Chicago
Me And My Girl
Gypsy
42nd Street
Funny Girl
Damn Yankees
Crazy For You
Kiss Me Kate

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