Ron Affif
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Ron Affif was born in Pittsburgh, December 1964, and studied with Jerry Conderata and Joe Negri before heading to the West Coast in 1983 to study under the learned tutelage of maternal uncle and bebop great Ron Anthony. While in L.A. he was fortunate to take a few lessons from the legendary Joe Pass, before moving to New York in late 1989, where he still lives and works. In the late 90's, he cut five or six albums under the Fantasy label (the best of which is "52nd Street"), and can be caught every Monday at the Zinc Bar, downtown on Houston Street. Drummer Jeff "Tain" Watts, bassist Essiet Essiet, and fellow Pittsburgher and brilliant piano man Dave Budway make this gig on most weeks, and an exciting array of famous artists show up and sit-in on any given week-- George Benson and Natalie Cole to name only two. Ron's style is reminiscent of Wes Montgomery and Benson himself, but George hears a unique style in Ron's playing and includes him amongst his "favorite type of guitar player... one that plays with fire."
