for booking contact: ryandartjazz@gmail.com
Ryan Dart is a jazz guitarist who hails from Southern California. He studied jazz guitar at California Institute of the Arts and los angeles music college with many jazz legends including Charlie Haden (Pat Metheny), Alphonso Johnson (Wayne Shorter), Joe LaBarbara (Bill Evans), frank gambale (Chick Corea) and larry koonse (lee konitz).
Through decades of study and performance, Ryan has developed a unique chromatic arrangement style and an original melodic solo approach; imbuing those old songs you love with a new life. Drawing on his own originals as well as jazz standards, musicals, and the Disney “songbook”, Ryan finds himself at home playing blues, bebop, latin and gypsy jazz.
Ryan has performed at venues including the House of Blues in Hollywood (CA), CSU San Marcos (CA) and Northern michigan university. He has had the joy of sharing the stage with many well regarded musicians including James Brandon Lewis (Sonny Rollins), Ben Shepherd (Peter Erskine) and Miroslav Tadic (flamenco master).
Ryan currently performs solo jazz around marquette county, with Ryan Dart Trio and Generations Jazz, a family band featuring the talented vocalist shanti dart.
"I AM ALWAYS STRIVING TO PLAY JAZZ ENERGETIC AND FREE; TO BRING TO LIFE SOMETHING UNIQUE AND BEAUTIFUL THAT DIDN'T EXIST"
DISCOGRAPHy:
trampled underfoot (2008)
Blanco gato (2010)
Pathways (2013)
Solo (2015)
the next step (2018)
contrary motion (2020)
Ryan dart trio
“Chief’s Blue” (Dart)
“Footprints” (Shorter)
“Blue Trane” (Coltrane)
“Chief’s Blue” (Dart)
“Manzanita Ave” (Dart)
“Funkallero” (Evans)
“Yesterdays” (Kern)
“It Don’t Mean a Thing” Ellington)
Ryan dart solo jazz
“Saint Thomas” (Rollins)
“Part of Your World” (Menken)
“Blue In Green” (Davis)
“My Favorite Things” (Rodgers)
Generations
Jazz DUO
Pure Jazz
Consisting of Shanti Dart (vocals) and Ryan Dart (guitar), Generations Jazz Duo performs songs from the Great American Songbook in the style of our heroes. We always strive to deliver that 1950's sound that we love so much :)
for booking contact: ryandartjazz@gmail.com
: @generationsjazz
"My Funny Valentine" (Rodgers/Hart)
"Our Love is Here To Stay" (Gershwin)
"Lullaby of Birdland" (George Shearing)
"Someone To Watch Over Me" (G&I Gershwin)
"Easy Living" (Robin/Rainger)
"Gee Baby Ain't I Good To You" (Robin/Rainger)
Ryan Dart Jazz Educator
I have taught people from age 5 to age 80!! Offering a personalized approach to music instruction, I strive to assess a student’s strengths and weaknesses, offering just the right amount of fun and “work”. The areas of music I specialize in are blues, bebop, latin, swing and gypsy jazz.
To schedule a lesson, email: ryandartjazz@gmail.com