Carl Griffin
| Carl Griffin | |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | New York |
| Genres | Contemporary Jazz, Traditional Jazz, and Adult Urban |
| Occupation(s) | Concert Producer, Record Producer |
| Years active | 1970- |
Carl Griffin (born July 26, 1949) is an American senior entertainment music executive, label head, A&R Director, and producer with 49 years of experience. He has won three Grammy Awards as producer for B.B King “Live at the Apollo", Arturo Sandoval’s “ Hot House”, and “ Rumba Place”.
Life and career[edit]
Carl Griffin started his career at the Motown Records publishing company, Jobete. There, he worked from 1971-1974 with Marvin Gaye and Stevie Wonder, placing the song "Tell me Something Good" with Rufus and "Until You Come Back To Me" with Aretha Franklin.[1] Then from 1975-1976, Griffin worked at RCA Records as record executive, producer, and A&R Director.[2] He signed Evelyn Champagne King while there. After, he returned to his position as East Coast Director of Jobete music and East Coast Rep of Motown Records from 1976-1980.[3]
Griffin then became Senior A&R at GRP in 1990. There, he created the urban jazz group, Urban Knights, featuring Ramsey Lewis and Grover Washington Jr. Griffin was also responsible for discovering and signing Cuban trumpet player Arturo Sandoval, jazz vocalist Diana Krall, and jazz saxophonist Teodross Avery, as well as managing Ben Vereen. He produced events such as the Marlboro County Music featuring Alabama, Garth Brooks, Hank Williams Jr. and Ronnie Dunn, and the Benson & Hedges Electric Nights featuring the Pointer Sisters, Patti La Belle, and Al Jarreau.[4]
From 1996-1999, Carl Griffin was the VP of A&R at N2K Records, signing Candy Dulfer, Jonathan Butler, T.S. Monk, and Ann Hampton Callaway.[2] Then, he became President of N-Coded music in 2000. There, he signed Jane Monehit and Ronnie Jordan.[1] After that, he became a producer at Telarc Records, signing and producing Arturo Sandoval, and the Grammy award-winning Latin jazz project, "Rhumba Place", in 2007.[2]
In 2017, Griffin became VP of AlFi Records, launching the label with Albare. [4]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Thomas, Don (October 12, 2000). "Carl Griffin: Grammy Award-Winning Producer Appointed New President of N-Coded Music". The New York Beacon. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Carl Griffin". Discogs. Retrieved 2020-09-13.
- ↑ White, Adam. "Top Acts Raiding Motown Jobete Catalog on Unprecedented Scale" (PDF). Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 Independence, Fresh. "The Launch of a New Jazz Label: A Conversation with Legendary Carl Griffin – Fresh Independence". Retrieved 2020-09-13.
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