Oli Silk

Oli Silk is a British smooth jazz keyboardist, producer and composer.

Oli Silk
Oli Silk in 2010
Oli Silk in 2010
Background information
OriginLondon, England
GenresSmooth jazz
Occupation(s)Musician
Instrument(s)Keyboard
Years active2000–present
LabelsTrippin'N'Rhythm
Websiteolisilk.com

In 2006, Silk made his debut at the Catalina Island JazzTrax Festival, and later that year he was named Debut Artist of the Year by Smooth Jazz News magazine and Art Good's Jazztrax.com [1] Also in that year, his song "Easy Does It" hit No. 19 on the US Billboard Smooth Jazz chart.

His single "Chill or Be Chilled", peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard Smooth Jazz chart and No. 5 on the Top Smooth Jazz Songs 2009 chart in 2009.[2]

Silk was nominated International Artist of the Year 2010 by the American Smooth Jazz Awards.

In January 2014 Silk had his first Billboard No.1 on the Smooth Jazz Chart with "At Your Service" (feat. Julian Vaughn). [3]

Oli’s latest album titled “6” achieved 3 Billboard No.1’s in a row, making him one of only a handful of Smooth Jazz artists EVER to achieve this feat.

Discography
  • Fact or Friction (Heaven Cent, 2000)
  • Duality (Passion, 2002)
  • So Many Ways (Trippin' 'N' Rhythm, 2006)
  • The Limit's the Sky (Trippin' N' Rhythm, 2008)[4]
  • All We Need (Trippin' N' Rhythm, 2010)
  • Razor Sharp Brit (Trippin' N' Rhythm, 2013)
  • Where I Left Off (Trippin' N' Rhythm, 2016)
  • 6 (Trippin' N' Rhythm, 2020)

References
  1. "Smooth Jazz Network News - Home". Archived from the original on 2 March 2012. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  2. "Billboard". Zinio.
  3. "Jazz Music: Top Jazz Songs Chart". Billboard. 2 January 2013.
  4. "Charts - Billboard". Billboard.
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