Jeff Lorber (born November 4, 1952 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American Grammy Award-nominated keyboardist, composer, and record producer. After leading his own group, The Jeff Lorber Fusion, he went on to pioneer the smooth jazz genre in his solo career. Many of his songs were featured on The Weather Channel's Local On The 8s segments. Early life Lorber started to play the piano when he was four years old and after playing in a number of R&B bands as a teen, went on to attend Berklee College of Music, where he developed his love for jazz[LINK: http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:kifyxq85ld6e~T1] [1]. He moved to Portland, Oregon in 1972. The Jeff Lorber Fusion (1977-1981) His first group, The Jeff Lorber Fusion, released their self-titled debut album in 1977. Supported by a revolving cast of musicians including longtime drumme

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