Ron Affif

Ron Affif
Birth name	Ronaldo Antunacci Charles Affif
Born	(1965-12-30) December 30, 1965 (age 59) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Genres	Jazz
Occupation	Musician
Instrument	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 the age of twelve, he took lessons from his uncle, guitarist Ron Anthony.[3][4]

In 1984, after graduating from high school, he moved to Los Angeles, was taught by Joe Pass,[4] and worked with Dick Berk, Pete Christlieb, Dave Pike, and Jack Sheldon, then a couple years later moved to New York City.[3][5] He led a band which 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

• Ron Affif (Pablo, 1993)
• Vierd Blues (Pablo, 1994)
• 52nd Street (Pablo, 1996)
• Ringside (Pablo, 1997)[6]
• 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)

References

1. King, Peter B. (17 June 1999). "Jazz with a Punch". old.post-gazette.com. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
2. Kennedy, Gary (2002). Kernfeld, Barry (ed.). The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz. Vol. 1 (2nd ed.). New York: Grove's Dictionaries. p. 17. ISBN 1-56159-284-6.
3. Yanow, Scott (1998). Erlewine, Michael; Bogdanov, Vladimir; Woodstra, Chris; Yanow, Scott (eds.). All Music Guide to Jazz (3 ed.). San Francisco: Miller Freeman. p. 11. ISBN 0-87930-530-4.
4. Yanow, Scott (2013). The great jazz guitarists: the ultimate guide. San Francisco: Backbeat. p. 5. ISBN 978-1-61713-023-6.
5. Yanow, Scott. "Ron Affif". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
6. Koda, Cub. "Ringside - Ron Affif". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 September 2020.

External links

• Affif at Concord Music Group