Art Ruprecht - Jazz Guitarist
Musician / Composer Smooth Jazz Guitar
Art Ruprecht - Jazz Guitarist
Musician / Composer Smooth Jazz Guitar
Musician / Composer Smooth Jazz Guitar
Musician / Composer Smooth Jazz Guitar
National recording artist Art Ruprecht became a spiritually driven force in the realm of gospel inflected Smooth Jazz with his 2018 album CAST YOUR CARE, which ranked #22 on Smoothjazz.com’s TOP 100 Album Chart for 2019. On the vibrant, instantly catchy, pocket funk jam, “Peace Meal," the versatile Joe Pass/George Benson influenced guitarist creates an explosive melodic duality with the hard driving sax of Fred Middlekauff on the hook, then breaks twice for extended, intricate electric string improvisations that take the track to a jazzier, almost surreal artistic level. The cleverly titled "Peace Meal" is a welcome romp in the world of Smooth, taking our current climate a degree or two warmer!
Live in the studio version of "Big Talker" from the "At The End Of The Day" project
Embracing a passion for Jazz
"With influences including Joe Pass, Larry Carlton and Pat Metheny, multi-faceted guitarist Art Ruprecht brings a dazzling array of styles to his emergence as a grooving Smooth Jazz artist. The title of his generous 14 track collection CAST YOUR CARE taps into his deep gospel roots and the fresh twists he spins through well-known hymns. Yet those tunes are only the beginning of a genre-busting journey that includes in-the-pocket urban jazz/funk, imaginative straight-ahead excursions that pay homage to Wes Montgomery and Miles Davis and acoustic-driven, tropical tinged Latin jazz."
-Smooth Jazz.com