Barry Franklin

About Barry Franklin

I've played and performed jazz piano for 19 years in and around the Los Angeles and San Diego county areas. Employed as pianist and too, organist at several churches during this same time period. My debut solo jazz CD entitled Yesterday, Today can be purchased at (expired link) and (expired link). THE HORSEMAN and Desert Blue are on sale at (expired link), and many other on-line digital outlets. Too, these and other selections can be purchased at (expired link). As well as being a song writer and composer I also do musical arrangements, production and background vocals. I am a member of an eight piece gospel ensemble known as Men 4 Christ of San Diego, Ca. of which I play electric bass. We are signed with (expired link). Records, Inc., located here in San Diego. My performance preference on electric bass is in the stylings of Boney James, Richard Elliot, Steve Cole, Jeff Lorber, Fourplay and The Yellowjackets. I possess two winning honors in the 2016 Akademia Music Awards for best Jazz instrumental "Watch Them Run" and best Reggae song "No Drugs In The Workplace". Influences on bass are: Wayman Tisdale, Richard Bona, Brian Bromberg, Hadrien Feraud and Henrik Linder.