Dolphin Memories - Music

*Short Version* Jeffrey Gilliam Originally From Cave Jct. Oregon Began His Music Career Earning Awards On The Piano Such As "Outstanding Instrumentalist" At The Statewide Jazzband Festival And Performance Scholarships Three Years In A Row At Southern Oregon University Just To Name A Few. Since Then He Has Opened For Celebrities Such As James Twyman Elton John Clive Barker And Even Had His Music Licensed To United Airlines In-Flight Radio. It’s Amazing What You Can Do When You Really Put Your Heart And Mind Into Something. With More Than 10 Years Of Singing/songwriting Performing And Recording/engineering Jeffrey Gilliam Has Independently Produced Treasure Island A Fantastic Group Of Upbeat Pop Songs Both Fun And Thoughtful All With His Own Hard Earned Professional Skills. With A Strong Piano Style And A Voice That Floats Above It Imagine Taking The Pop Sound Of Coldplay Mix In A Little Quirkiness Of Ben Folds And A Dash Of Bruce Hornsby’s Versatility. It’s Something Like That. Jeffrey’s Paid His Dues Playing In Bands That Were Doing Shows With Elton John India Arie Ani DiFranco STS9 Mickey Hart Particle The Flaming Lips String Cheese Incident And More. *Long Version* When Jeffrey Was Still Just An Infant His Mother Would Spend Hours Just Listening To Lots Of Different Piano Music Jazz Classical Contemporary . Well It Must Have Affected Him On Some Level Since He Was The One At Nine Yrs. Of Age To Go To His Parents And Ask If He Could Take Piano Lessons! They Were Delighted! He Was Lucky He Says To Have Had A Great Piano Instructor Jerome Moffit Who Taught A Well Balanced Method Of Technique Classical And Jazz & Improv. Jeffrey Remembers "My Teacher And I Would Play A Four Hands Duet By Bartok At The Beginning Of The Lesson Then He Put On A Record Of Oscar Peterson The Great Jazz Pianist And Blow My Mind With The Possibilities Of Improvisation." Jeffrey Was Simply In Love With Learning Performing And Creating Music. It Was His Focus All Through Grammar And High School Which He Studied In The Small Town Of Cave Junction OR. He Played Many Different Roles Including Singer/songwriter Rock N' Roll Band Member Solo Pianist Jazz Band Member Choir Accompanist Well . . . You Get The Picture. In 1987 He Went On To Study Music At Southern Oregon University In Ashland OR Honing His Composition And Performance Skills While Continuing To Form More And More Of His Own Unique Sound And Style. He Began His Music Career Earning Awards On The Piano Such As "Outstanding Instrumentalist" At The Statewide Jazzband Festival And Performance Scholarships Three Years In A Row At Southern Oregon University Just To Name A Few. It’s Amazing What You Can Do When You Really Put Your Heart And Mind Into Something. With More Than 10 Years Of Singing/songwriting Performing And Recording/engineering Jeffrey Gilliam Has Independently Produced Treasure Island A Fantastic Group Of Upbeat Pop Songs Both Fun And Thoughtful All With His Own Hard Earned Professional Skills. With A Strong Piano Style And A Voice That Floats Above It Imagine Taking The Pop Sound Of Coldplay Mix In A Little Quirkiness Of Ben Folds And A Dash Of Bruce Hornsby’s Versatility. It’s Something Like That. Jeffrey’s Paid His Dues Playing In Bands That Were Doing Shows With Elton John India Arie Ani DiFranco STS9 Mickey Hart Particle The Flaming Lips String Cheese Incident And More. A Song From One CD Became A Finalist In The Song Of The Year And Aired On Radio Shows Nationwide. read less