Jared Gold is an American jazz organist who plays the

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organ. He attended

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in Wayne, New Jersey. In 1988 he won the Governor's Award for Jazz Performance in New Jersey. He has worked with

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, Ralph Peterson Jr.,

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, and

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. Gold has been influenced by Larry Young,

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, and Don Patterson. In 2004, guitarist

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included Gold in his trio with drummer

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. Gold appeared at Chez Hanny in 2005 with the Dan Pratt Organ Quartet, and in 2007 he toured the UK with the

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Trio. He recorded his first solo album, ''Solids & Stripes'' ( Posi-Tone, 2008) with Randy Napoleon on guitar,

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on tenor saxophone, and Mark Ferber on drums. Gold appears on two albums with Napoleon and drummer Quincy Davis. These are ''

Enjoy the Moment ''Enjoy the Moment'' is a 2002 album, a collaboration of guitarist Randy Napoleon and organist Jared Gold, featuring Quincy Davis on drums. "Enjoy the Moment" is also the name of the title song, written by Napoleon. Speaking about the title son ...

'' and '' Randy Napoleon: Between Friends''. The first is a collaboration between Gold and Napoleon and prominently features two of Gold's compositions.

Discography

* ''Solids & Stripes'' ( Posi-Tone, 2008) with

* ''Supersonic'' (Posi-Tone, 2009) with

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* ''Out of Line'' (Posi-Tone, 2010) with

* ''All Wrapped Up'' (Posi-Tone, 2011) * ''Golden Child'' (Posi-Tone, 2012) with Ed Cherry * ''Intuition'' (Posi-Tone, 2013) with Dave Stryker * ''JG3+3'' (Posi-Tone, 2014) with Dave Stryker * ''Metropolitan Rhythm'' (Posi-Tone, 2015) with Dave Stryker * ''Reemergence'' (Strikezone, 2018) with Dave Stryker

With
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* ''Makin' It'' (Passin' Thru, 2008) * ''Plan'' (Passin' Thru, 2010) * ''What I Heard'' (Passin' Thru, 2014)

With
Randy Napoleon Randy Napoleon (born 30 May 1978) is an American jazz guitarist, composer, and arranger who tours nationally and internationally. He has also toured with the Freddy Cole Quartet, Benny Green, the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra led by John Cla ...

* ''

'' (PKO, 2002) * '' Between Friends'' (Azica, 2006)

With Dan Pratt Organ Quartet

* ''Springloaded'' (Sunny Sky, 2004) * ''Toe The Line'' (Posi-Tone, 2010)

With Avi Rothbard

* ''Going Somewhere'' (MidLantic, 2002)

With
Dave Stryker Dave Stryker (born March 30, 1957) is an American jazz guitarist. He has recorded over thirty-five albums as a leader and has been a featured sideman with Stanley Turrentine, Jack McDuff, and Kevin Mahogany. Career Stryker grew up in Omaha, Nebr ...

* ''The Chaser'' (Mel Bay, 2006) * ''One for Reedus'' (SteepleChase, 2010) * ''Keystone'' (SteepleChase, 2010) * ''Blue Strike'' (SteepleChase, 2011) * ''Blue to the Bone IV'' (SteepleChase, 2012) * ''Eight Track'' (Strikezone, 2014) * ''Messin' with Mister T'' (Strikezone, 2015) * ''Eight Track II'' (Strikezone, 2016) * ''Strykin' Ahead'' (Strikezone, 2017) * ''Eight Track III'' (Strikezone, 2019) * ''Eight Track Christmas'' (Strikezone, 2019) * ''Prime'' (Strikezone, 2023)

References

External links

Official website
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