Rent Romus

Quick Facts

Full Name	Rent Romus
Occupation	American Saxophonist
Date Of Birth	Jan 6, 1968(1968-01-06)
Age	56
Country	United States
Horoscope	Capricorn

Rent Romus Biography

Rent Romus is one of the most popular and richest American saxophonist who was born on January 6, 1968 in United States. Rent Romus (born 1968) is an American saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist, bandleader, music and performing arts producer, and community leader living in the San Francisco Bay area.

In 2001, Romus reimagined the Lords of Outland, with drummer Dave Mihaly, bassist Bill Noertker and the late trombonist Toyoji Toyita. Later that year, he recorded Avatar In the Field, a tribute to the late Albert Ayler. Romus met poet/musician/artist CJ Borosque in 2002. He later married her. They co- produced The Metal Quan Yin, a suite of destinations, with an expanded group that also included singer Jesse Quattro (and Andre Custodio), based on her self published book. The same year saw a shift in Romus’ musical exploration, which led to him and Ernesto Diaz Infante creating The Abstractions. This collective ensemble had a range of sizes from two to ten people. In 2002 and 2004, the group toured the west coast of America and recorded three albums. It included Jesse Quattro and Scott R Looney, Bob Marsh and Phillip Everett as well as CJ Borosque and Ray Schaeffer, Lance Grabmiller and Alwyn Quebido. The Bloom Project, composed and played by Jon Brumit and Thollem McDonas, toured the midwest United States in 2006, performing in St. Louis Missouri and Urbana Illinois. The Bloom Project had a much more limited melodic repertoire than the Lords of Outland. Romus also changed the Lords of Outland’s roster that year with Ray Schaeffer, drummer, and CJ Borosque, who used no-input effects pedals to produce recordings. They mixed harsh noise and free improvisation, producing recordings up to the present day.

Romus recorded three albums with Jazz on the Line between 1989 and 1994, including In the Moment featuring Chico Freeman, tenor saxophonist. The group also featured Dan Magay, Stephano DeZerega as a pianist, Dan Magay as a saxophonist, and Anna Gurski as a vocalist. Ben Leinbach was the drummer. Ernie Provenchure, Ravi Abcarian and Corin Stiggall were also guest artists. Romus graduated from the University of California, Santa Cruz in 1992. He worked odd jobs until moving to San Francisco in 1993. There he formed a trio, with former Sun Ra Arkestra cellist Kash Kilillion and drummer James Zitro, which was originally known as the RKZtet, and later called the Lords of Outland. Romus added Jason Olaine, his longtime friend and drummer Andrew Borger, to the group. Vytas Nagisetty (aka Brock Lee) was also added to the band. He also recorded the Lords of Outland’s first album, You’ll Never be the Same. Romus toured Denmark in 1995 and 1996 with Jonas Muller (piano), Tomas Barfod (drummer), and Stefan Pasborg (drummer). This later led to the 1999 recording of the Life’s Blood Trio with Pasborg and Jonas Westergaard. Romus recorded and performed with Jon Birdsong and Dave Mihaly in 1997. John Tchicai, a guest tenor-saxophonist, is best known for his work with John Coltrane, Albert Ayler, and other musicians of the 1960s. Romus collaborated with Tom Nunn, instrument inventor, Doug Carroll, Joel Harrison, and Dave Mihaly, drummer. This group was focused on a collection of compositions that were inspired by Philip K. Dick’s writings.

Rent Romus Net Worth

Rent Romus is one of the richest American Saxophonist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Rent Romus 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Romus was born in Hancock Michigan. Romus began piano playing at five years old. He then switched to the alto saxophone when he was thirteen. His mother also played the instrument. Romus was a Stanford Jazz Workshop participant in the summer programs of 1982 and 1984. He took master classes with Stan Getz and Bruce Forman, Eddie Moore and Dizzy Gillespie. Romus’s first encounter with Stan Getz was pivotal in his development. Getz would ask Romus to use a mirror to improve his tone and watch his posture as he played. Getz was his first encounter with the tenor-saxophonist. He picked up his instrument and joined him during a masterclass. Romus’s first experience with curation came at the age of sixteen when his high school teacher Dick Goodrich left him to manage a big band of 17-pieces called North Area Youth Jazz Ensemble (NAYJE). He attended the University of California at Santa Cruz from 1987 to 1991. He was a member of Jazz on the Line, which he founded with Michael Sidney Timpson (saxophonist/composer) in 1984. It served as a platform for the members to perform and compose.

Romus began his career as a young music producer with the North Area Youth Jazz Ensemble in 1984. He continued producing and curating performances and presentations in San Francisco Bay Area. Edgetone Records was established by Romus in 1991 as a vanity record to support his records. In 2001, Edgetone Records began to release other artists primarily from San Francisco Bay Area, including experimental and improvised music. From 1996-1997, he was the Executive Director at Jazz in Flight, a non-profit jazz presentation organization. It was based in Oakland California. In 2001, it was disbanded. Yoshi’s (jazz bar) in Oakland California booked local performing musicians and creative touring. Outsound Presents is a non-profit artist-based organisation. Romus serves as Executive Director and curates the SIMM Music Series at San Francisco’s Musicians Union Hall, as well as Luggage Store Gallery New Music Series. Romus was also the Director of Promotion for SFAlt Festival 2002-04. This led to the creation and organization of the annual Edgetone New Music Summit in the San Francisco Bay Area. Now, the festival is produced under the Outsound Presents banner and continues to be called Outsound New Music Summit.

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Facts & Trivia

Rent Ranked on the list of most popular American saxophonist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Rent Romus celebrates birthday on January 6 of every year.