Oli Silk

Oli Silk
Background information
Origin London, UK
Genres Smooth jazz
Occupation(s) Musician, instrumentalist
Instruments Keyboards
Years active 2000–present
Labels Trippin'N'Rhythm
Website olisilk.com

Oli Silk is a British smooth jazz keyboardist, producer and composer.

In 2006, Oli made his debut at the Catalina Island JazzTrax Festival, and later that year he was named 'Debut Artist of the Year' by Smooth Jazz News magazine and Art Good's Jazztrax.com.[1]

Also in that year, his song "Easy Does It" hit No. 19 on Billboard’s R&R Smooth Jazz chart.

In 2009 his song "Chill Or Be Chilled" reached No. 3 on Billboard's R&R Smooth Jazz chart, and No. 5 on Billboard's Top Smooth Jazz Songs 2009 chart.[2]

In January 2014 Silk's song "At Your Service" (feat. Julian Vaughn) reached Number 1 position in Billboard's Smooth Jazz chart.[3]

Silk has also been nominated for "International Artist Of The Year 2010" by the American Smooth Jazz Awards. [4]

Discography

Albums

  • Sugar & Silk – Fact Or Friction – 2000 (Label: Heaven Cent Records)
  • Sugar & Silk – Duality – 2002 (Label: Passion Records)
  • Oli Silk – So Many Ways – 2006 (Label: Trippin' 'N' Rhythm)
  • Oli Silk – The Limit's the Sky – 2008 (Label: Trippin' N' Rhythm)[5]
  • Oli Silk – All We Need – 2010 (Label: Trippin' N' Rhythm)
  • Oli Silk – Razor Sharp Brit – 2013 (Label: Trippin' N' Rhythm)
  • Oli Silk – Where I Left Off – 2016 (Label: Trippin' N' Rhythm)

References

  1. ↑ http://news.smoothjazznetwork.com/?p=1715
  2. ↑ "Billboard Magazine - Buy Single Issues - Zinio - The World's Largest Newsstand". Zinio.
  3. ↑ "Jazz Music: Top Jazz Songs Chart".
  4. ↑ "HugeDomains.com - AmericanSmoothJazzAwards.com is for sale (American Smooth Jazz Awards)". www.americansmoothjazzawards.com. Archived from the original on 14 September 2009.
  5. ↑ "Charts - Billboard".
  • "JazzConcerts.com review". Archived from the original on 3 March 2009.
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