Rod studied at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music in Jazz Improvisation and Advanced Arranging, developing in composition and arrangement in jazz and contemporary keyboarding styles. He has also studied under some great Australian jazz piano players. He studied at Jazz Worx in Brisbane and received an Associate Diploma in Jazz.
Rod has released five instrumental albums called "Best Of Smooth", "The Best of Rod Best", "Groove On", "A Peaceful Place", "The Next Level" and his latest, "Soul Soothing". He has also released a number of singles including "Sweet Emotion", "In the Groove", "Move 'n' Groove", "Besty's Bossa", "Lazy Days", "Turn Up the Heat", "Lasting Impression", "Going Places", "High Energy", "Piano Groove Time", Smooth As", "Listen Up Now", and "A Good Note". He has also completed a collaboration EP with "Light of Love" from Chicago called "The Best Of Christmas".
Sounds Like: Brian Culbertson, Brian Simpson
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My latest CD Keys Domination was released on 8th April 2022. 15 tracks of instrumental smooth jazz with plenty of groove and featuring Rod Best on keys, Dan Gibney on drums, Lene Amato on bass and John Best on guitar.
https://open.spotify.com/album/1lSHuREedpgmJWOsCAvy4a?si=TqiiYD_lRpCElyGBhSzv9g
https://music.apple.com/au/album/keys-domination-feat-lene-amato-john-best-daniel-gibney/1616610434
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Bio
Rod Best studied at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music in Jazz Improvisation and Advanced Arranging, developing in composition and arrangement in jazz and contemporary keyboarding styles. Over the years Rod has been involved in training and developing of singers and musicians as well as writing music arrangements for small stage band through to large orchestras, direction of major musical productions and song composition. He studied at Jazz Worx in Brisbane and received an Associate Diploma in Jazz. Rod currently lives in Brisbane and is married to Jan.
He has released thirteen instrumental albums called "Best Of Smooth", "The Best of Rod Best", "Groove On", "Sweetest Melodies", "A Peaceful Place", "The Next Level", "Soul Soothing", "Funky Feeling" "Fascination", "Mixed Emotion", "The dream", "A Listening Ear" and his latest, "Sound flavours". He has also released a number of singles including "Sweet Emotion", "In the Groove", "Move 'n' Groove", "Besty's Bossa", "Lazy Days", "Turn Up the Heat", "Lasting Impression", "Going Places", "High Energy", "Piano Groove Time", Smooth As", "Listen Up Now", "A Good Note", "Time to Groove", "Chillout", "Ode to Joy" and "Beat it". He has also completed a collaboration EP with "Light of Love" from Chicago called "The Best Of Christmas". All music is available at http://www.rodbestmusic.com or from iTunes, CD Baby, Apple Music, Songtradr, Spotify or Amazon.