Ron Korb
In addition to issuing several solo albums, flutist and composer Ron Korb has also lent his talents to motion picture soundtracks and other artists recordings. Of Japanese and Canadian heritage, Korb discovered his love of wind instruments from playing the recorder as a child and the flute in his teens, joining an Irish fife and drum band while still in high school and building a deep admiration for jazz music. After graduating with honors from the University of Toronto, Korb discovered a Chinese bamboo flute, which subsequently became his primary instrument of choice. Soon after, Korb recorded his debut album, 1990's Tear of the Sun, with tabla player Donald Quan, which led to Korb moving to Japan in the early '90s to study traditional flutes, where he also recorded his sophomore effort, 1993's Japanese Mysteries. Korb was then hired as a songwriter for the JCM publishing company in Tokyo, where a song he penned for singer Alan Tam became a huge hit and was selected as Best Original Composition by Radio and Television Hong Kong. Korb's interest with different kinds of flutes continued to grow, as his third album, 1994's Flute Traveller, contained 15 different flutes from around the world. For his next release, 1995's Behind the Mask, Korb penned a short story about Indonesian shadow puppet plays, which contained a wide variety of musical styles, including Spanish, Indonesian, Chinese, calypso, and Celtic. Subsequently, Korb penned the music for the Mitra Sen film Just a Little Red Dot and the TV shows Legacy and Emily of New Moon, plus issuing further albums -- Taming the Dragon, Titanic: Odyssey, and Persian Arabesque, the latter credited to a band Korb formed with bassist Donald Quan and pianist Stephen Bacchus. Over the years, Korb has guested on recordings by such artists as Pat Clemence, Mychael Danna, Bruce Mitchell, and Bacchus, among others.
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Discography
16 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Taming The Dragon
Asia - Released by Jingo Digital on 1 Jan 2000
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Celtic Heartland
Celtic - Released by Humble Dragon on 1 Jan 2000
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Celtic Dawn
New Age - Released by Holborne Distributing Co. Ltd on 10 Sep 2013
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Native Earth
North America - Released by Humbledragon on 5 Dec 2017
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Once Upon A Time
World - Released by Jingo Digital on 10 Oct 2010
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Dragon Heart
Pop - Released by Orange Music Pte Ltd. on 20 Sep 2009
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Planxty Nan (Le Studio Version)
World - Released by Humbledragon Entertainment on 14 Sep 2021
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
St. Johann (Video Version)
Jazz - Released by Humbledragon Entertainment on 28 Dec 2022
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Isla Grande (feat. Hilario Duran)
World - Released by Humbledragon Entertainment on 7 Feb 2024
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Behind the Mask (Dance Remix)
Dance - Released by Humbledragon on 17 Aug 2016
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Havana Sun (feat. Hilario Duran)
World - Released by Humbledragon Entertainment on 29 Aug 2023
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Christmas In Prague (Remix)
Classical - Released by Humbledragon Entertainment on 1 Dec 2023
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Aboriginal Inspirations
Ralitsa Tcholakova, Ron Korb, Jen McLachlen, Benjamin Smith, Dominique Moreau
Chamber Music - Released by Canadian Music Centre Distribution Service on 4 Aug 2017
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo