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Stuart Rosh

Stuart Rosh (born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is a songwriter and singer who lives in San Francisco. Over the years he’s lived in Italy, Israel and throughout the US. The child of Polish/Ukrainian immigrants and Holocaust survivors, Stuart grew up listening to and performing Yiddish (his first language), Russian and religious music. From the age of three until about twelve, he was obsessed with top 40 pop. Then he heard Muddy Waters and Miles Davis, and his taste moved from pop into the world of jazz, blues, and cabaret.

A former geophysics professor, Stuart Rosh put out three CDs this past decade, one solo and two with his band, The Geniuses. The first two, Accept No Imitations (2004) and Hummingbirds in Fight (2005), had a rootsy style heavily influenced by Hank Williams and Muddy Waters. The third, American Vernacular (2007) was an eclectic blend of what Stuart calls American Mutt Music, containing cabaret, blues, jazz and rock tunes. His albums have received critical praise in a wide number of indy oriented publications such as Indie-Music.com, ObscureSound.com, FreightTrainBoogie.com as well as a “Critic’s Pick” from the Cincinnati CityBeat and a “Choice Cut” award from the Village Voice.

Stuart Rosh and The Geniuses’ next album is a blend of original cabaret, jazz, swing and blues tunes entitled Fundamental (2009). “There are so many styles within the American Songbook that I love and write in, but for some reason the stuff from ‘before there was Elvis’ is where I feel most at home,” says Stuart.

Awards

West Coast Songwriters, Song of the Year, Jazz, 2008; Global Rhythm Magazine, Song of the Month, October 2008; West Coast Songwriters, Song of the Year, Humor, 2007; Indie- Music.com, Best of 2007

Gear

Godin Mulitac


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Meet Stuart Rosh:Stuart Rosh (born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is a songwriter and singer who lives in San Francisco. Over the years he's lived in Italy, Israel and throughout the US. The child of Polish/Ukrainian immigrants and Holocaust survivors, Stuart grew up listening to and performing Yiddish (his first language), Russian and religious music. From the age of three until about twelve, he was obsessed with Top 40 pop. Then he heard Muddy Waters and Miles Davis, and his ...

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Stuart Rosh Mines the Sounds of the 40s and 50s with New Album

Stuart Rosh Mines the Sounds of the 40s and 50s with New Album

Source: Winged Flight Publicity

San Francisco, CA - The idea behind Fundamental, Stuart Rosh's fourth album, started with a well-known quote from John Lennon, “Before Elvis, there was nothing." Stuart loves Lennon, but emphatically disagrees. He borrows from the sounds of the 40s and 50s, adds contemporary lyrics, and shows that there was a rich palette of music before Elvis. On Fundamental, you'll find a blend of original jazz, blues, cabaret, and r&b, plain old American Mutt Music, performed with freshness, humor, and verve. ...

Walter Kolosky, Jazz.com: It took about 10 seconds to realize that Rosh is a talented lyricist. Each fun tale is told in a succinct and entertaining flow. This is all about showmanship - a concept many times forgotten these days. I don't see how it is possible to not like this CD (Fundamental).

Global Rhythm Magazine: Performed with freshness, humor and verve. So vivid that you can almost hear the late-night clink of ice cubes.

Paul Freeman, Bay Area News Group: With Rosh's canny vocals and clever lyrics, backed by impressive instrumentation, "Fundamental" is fabulously funky fun.

Chris Handyside, Real Detroit Weekly: This guy has mega-chops: a beguiling cross-breeding cemented by lyrics that recall Cohen and Zevon.

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Music

Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

Fundamental

Winged Flight Music
2009

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American Vernacular

Winged Flight Music
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