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Points of View

by Bill Ortiz

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    One of the Bay Area’s most dynamic multi-genre trumpeters for over four decades, BILL ORTIZ recorded and toured the world with Santana for 16 years – starting with the multi-Grammy winning Smooth album – and has recorded and/or performed with legends of jazz (Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Chick Corea), Latin (Tito Puente, Pete Escovedo), rock/blues (Boz Scaggs, Buddy Guy) and R&B (Tony Toni Toné, TLC, En Vogue, Destiny’s Child).

    POINTS OF VIEW, the title of his first solo album since leaving Santana in 2016, perfectly reflects the great array of influences and the freewheeling playing and stylistic approach he brings to a wide range of classic pieces while leading an ensemble of fellow Bay Area greats.

    Each of the ten pieces Ortiz re-imagines on POINTS OF VIEW was chosen because he felt they would be the best vehicles to show-case his personal voice on trumpet. “At its best,” Ortiz says, “music makes people feel something. I wanted the album to feature important pieces that have been overlooked or forgotten, songs I felt could document the sounds and artists that were important to me in forming my voice while updating and bringing my personal style to them.”

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Bill Ortiz’s release “Points Of View” is his 4th as a leader-the first since his 16 year run as a featured member of the Santana Band. This project represents songs written by Wayne Shorter, Harold Mabern, Jaco Pastorius, Lonnie Liston Smith and Gil Scott-Heron/Brian Jackson.

Ortiz has enlisted some of the music worlds top musicians who has worked with during his long diverse career. Saxophonist Azar Lawrence, an alumni of the Miles Davis, McCoy Tyner and Elvin Jones bands is featured along with the legendary drummer Dennis Chambers. Brian Jackson, co-leader of the iconic Gil Scott-Heron Band is featured on the song “A Toast To The People”-the first penned together by Brian and Gil. Percussionist John Santos, bassist Marcus Shelby and pianist Matt Clark all make significant appearances. Vocalist Terrie Odabi, nominated for “Soul Blues Female Artist Of The Year” for the 43rd annual Blues Music Awards is featured on two songs.

The music on Points Of View is an energetic and rhythmically rich journey, creating a passionate, provocative and flavorful experience that reflects Ortiz’s unique and storied career.

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released June 17, 2022

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Bill Ortiz San Francisco, California

A longstanding member of the Santana band, Bill Ortiz presents his new full-length release titled Highest Wish. A follow up to his Winter in Americas EP released in 2012, this new album project features conscious emcees such as Casual, The Grouch, Zumbi (of Zion I) and K-Maxx, as well as fellow Santana member (and 11 time Grammy® Award Winner) Tony Lindsey, and iconic poet/vocalist Linda Tillery. ... more

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