Rod Tate was born in San Francisco California, Oct. 6. He credits as his musical influences Cannonball Adderly, John Coltrane, Dexter Gordon, Sonny Rollins. Joe Henderson, Lee Morgan, Herbie Hancock, Bill Evans, Toots Thielsmanns, John Klemmer, Grover Washington Jr., Steve Grossman, Gerald Albright, David Sanborn. When he's not performing he devotes his time to his Church where he is the music director and plays keyboards.
He's inspired by the goal of touching peoples lives. Getting his voice out to the world at large is paramount. Rod graduated from Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville.
Rod's goals are to continue to learn, grow, and to touch lives positively through his musical expression. As a songwriter, Rod's goals are to soothe the listeners soul and to speak love to their spirits. He also aspires to have his music featured in movies, commercials, and television programming.
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