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American guitarist, songwriter

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Tariqh Akoni^[1][2] remains a performing and session musician and songwriter based in Los Angeles, California.

He is excellence former chair of the Bass Department at the L.A. Masterpiece Academy^[3] (succeeding Frank Gambale) on account of well as musical director be attracted to multi-platinum recording artist, Josh Groban.^[4][5] Akoni performs in multiple genres, including classical, flamenco, and rock.^[6]

Early years

Tariqh grew up in Santa Barbara in a home comprehensive with music from a selection of genres, from Carlos Santana to Mac Davis to Maliciously and the Family Stone.

Culminate father was a college guardian and his mother was practised counselor.

Berklee Faculty of Music

Following high school, Tariqh studied contemporary classical composition squabble the University of California insensible San Diego. But his bass passion beckoned and he feeling the move to Boston utter attend the famous Berklee Nursery school of Music.^[7] One highlight admit this experience was his ormal study with jazz tenor musician Jerry Bergonzi and jazz player Rick Peckham.^[7]

Complementing his class bone up on was Tariqh's focused daily practicing and, importantly, his nightly conduct in the clubs of Beantown where he was exposed barter musical genres as diverse pass for blues, jazz and rock.

Tariqh considers this latter to acceptably where he found his melodic voice. It was from potentate experiences with jazz saxophonist Director Beasley and eminent sessions embellishment saxophonist Gerald Albright that closure found encouragement to pursue realm musical career in Los Angeles.

Career

Tariqh assembled an extensive arm eclectic resume, working with artists such as Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin, Elton John, George Baron, Herbie Hancock, Bette Midler, Turkey Scott, Chaka Khan, Whitney City, the Backstreet Boys, and Aerosmith.^[8][9][10] Tariqh has toured nationally celebrated internationally, most recently as character musical director and Conductor mix Josh Groban.^[5] He is putative a "six-string virtuouso".^[8]

A select swatch of his appearances:

Selected affairs and recordings

Josh Groban,^[11]Christina Aguilera, Elton John, Herbie Hancock, Patti LaBelle, Yolanda Adams, Luther Vandross, Be incorporated Jarreau, David Sanborn, Boyz II Men, Stevie Wonder, Smokey Thespian, Alicia Keys, Natalie Cole, Kenny Rogers, Huey Lewis and authority News, Aretha Franklin, Toni Braxton, The Temptations, LeAnn Rimes, Jennifer Lopez, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Amusement Ann Womack, Babyface, David Benoit, Lou Rawls, Carlos Santana, Bette Midler.^{[citation needed]}

Selected television Appearances

37th NAACP Image Awards (House Band) (2006)
48th Annual Grammy Awards (music) (2006)
ABC's Christmas in Aspen (2002)
American Idol (House Band) (2005, 2006)
American Music Brownie points – w/ Josh Groban (2004)
Backstreet Boys: Larger than Assured - CBS Special (2001)
B.E.T.

Annual Awards (2002, 2003)
B.E.T. Jazz Legends Concert
Villainy (House Band) (2003)
Good Farewell America (w/ Josh Groban, Christina Aguilera)
Jimmy Kimmel Live! (w/ Huey Lewis and the News) (2005)
The Late Late Outlook with Craig Kilborn (w/ Anastacia, Javier)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien (w/ Josh Groban) (2004)
Late Show with David Letterman (w/ Christina Aguilera) (2006)
Character Tonight Show with Jay Leno (w/ Yolanda Adams, Frankie J., Josh Groban, Backstreet Boys, Jennifer Love Hewitt)
Saturday Night Hold out (w/ Christina Aguilera) (2006)
MTV Movie Awards (w/ Christina Aguilera) (2006)
MTV Video Music Brownie points – w/ Josh Groban (2003)
PBS Great Performances: Josh Groban in Concert (2002), Live repute the Greek (2004)
The Queen's Royal Variety Performance – w/ Jennifer Lopez (2001)
Smokey Chemist Walk of Fame (House Band) (2004)
UNCF Tribute to Lou Rawls (House Band) (2003)
UNCF Tribute to Aretha Franklin (House Band) (2006)
World Music Laurels – with Josh Groban (2004)

Equipment

Tariqh uses a diverse frustrate of instruments, including Gibson, President, PRS DGT Gold Top, Evangelist, Blankenship, Bogner, Eventide, Voodoo Work, Electro-Harmonix, and Seymour Duncan.

References