Randy Napoleon

Randy Napoleon
Randy Napoleon
Randy Napoleon
Background information
Born (1978-05-30) May 30, 1978 (age 46)
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
GenresJazz
OccupationMusician
InstrumentGuitar
LabelsAzica, Gut String, Harbinger, Detroit Music Factory
Websiterandynapoleon.com

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 Clayton, Jeff Clayton, and Jeff Hamilton, Rene Marie, and with Michael Bublé.[1][2][3][4]

He is an expert on the Cole school, the music of Freddy Cole and Nat King Cole.[5]

He is an associate professor and Associate Director of Jazz Studies in the College of Music at Michigan State University[6] and has done master classes at universities and music schools throughout the United States and Canada.[7] During a 2023 tour of Japan, he taught at several colleges throughout the country. During summers, he is on the faculty of the Brevard Music Center's Jazz Institute. [8]

  1. ^ All About Jazz (2007). "Randy Napoleon". All About Jazz. Archived from the original on January 17, 2008. Retrieved November 26, 2007.
  2. ^ All About Jazz (2006). "Jazz Guitarist Randy Napoleon Unites Top Artists for New Release". All About Jazz. Archived from the original on December 11, 2006. Retrieved November 26, 2007.
  3. ^ "Randy Napoleon Returns to Brooklyn Roots". All About Jazz. 1 November 2007. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  4. ^ Zan Stewart (2007). "Freddy's way". The New Jersey Star-Ledger. Retrieved November 26, 2007.
  5. ^ "Randy Napoleon". theshedd.org. 2024-02-28. Retrieved 2024-03-09.
  6. ^ "Randy Napoleon". music.msu.edu. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  7. ^ "Randy Napoleon". 19 September 2018.
  8. ^ "Brevard". Retrieved 18 January 2024.