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Oli Silk

b. 1979

British musician

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About Oli Silk

Born 1979. Oli Silk is a British jazz musician.

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

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 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.

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).

Silk’s 2020 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) 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) In Real Life (Trippin' N' Rhythm, 2024)

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Who is Oli Silk?

British musician

When was Oli Silk born?

Oli Silk was born on 7 March 1979.

What is Oli Silk's occupation?

Oli Silk is a jazz musician.

What nationality is Oli Silk?

Oli Silk is British.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Oli Silk

· Wikidata: Q7086766

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