Ron Affif

Ron Affif
Ron Affif
Birth name	Ronaldo Antunacci Charles Affif
Born	30 December 1965; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Genres	Jazz
Occupation(s)	Musician
Instruments	Guitar
Years active	1984–present
Labels	Pablo

Ronaldo Antunacci Charles Affif (December 30, 1965), known professionally as Ron Affif, is an American jazz guitarist of Lebanese and Italian origin. He is the son of boxer Charley Zivic, who was a jazz fan and encouraged his son.[1]

Career

Born Ronaldo Antunacci Charles Affif in Pittsburgh, he is mostly self-taught.[2] At twelve, he took lessons from his uncle, guitarist Ron Anthony. In 1984, after graduating from high school, he moved to Los Angeles, where he worked with Dick Berk, Pete Christlieb, Dave Pike, and Jack Sheldon. He moved to New York City two years later.[3]

He led his own band, which has included Colin Bailey, Brian O'Rourke, Andy Simpkins, and Sherman Ferguson. In the 1990s, formed a trio with Essiet Essiet and Jeff "Tain" Watts in New York City. He has worked with Michael Carvin, David Kikoski, Ralph Lalama, and Leon Parker.[2]

Discography

As leader

Ringside (Pablo, 1987)
Ron Affif (Pablo, 1993)
Vierd Blues (Pablo, 1994)
52nd Street (Pablo, 1996)
Solotude (Pablo, 1999)
Affif, Valihora, Griglak (Hevetia, 2005)

As sideman

Joe Ascione Post Bill Bills (Arbors, 1998)
Miri Ben-Ari,The Temple of Beautiful (Half Note, 2003)
Alexis Cole, Zingaro (Canopy 2007)
Allan Harris, Love Came: The Songs of Strayhorn (2001)
Steve Hass, Traveler (2003)
Donna Lewis, Brand New Day (Palmetto, 2015)
John Pisano, Among Friends (Pablo, 1995)

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References

King, Peter B. (17 June 1999). "Jazz with a Punch". old.post-gazette.com. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
Kennedy, Gary (2002). Kernfeld, Barry (ed.). The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz. 1 (2nd ed.). New York: Grove's Dictionaries. p. 17. ISBN 1-56159-284-6.
Yanow, Scott. "Ron Affif". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 March 2017.

External links

Affif at Concord Music Group

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[King-1] King, Peter B. (17 June 1999). "Jazz with a Punch". old.post-gazette.com. Retrieved 31 August 2017.

[New_Grove-2] Kennedy, Gary (2002). Kernfeld, Barry (ed.). The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz. 1 (2nd ed.). New York: Grove's Dictionaries. p. 17. ISBN 1-56159-284-6.

[Yanow-3] Yanow, Scott. "Ron Affif". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 March 2017.