James Ross

Map of Graham Land, showing James Ross Island (2)
James Ross Island (Antarctic Peninsula)
Geography
Location	Antarctica
Coordinates	64°10′S 57°45′W / 64.167°S 57.75°W / -64.167; -57.75
Area	2,598 km2 (1,003.1 sq mi)
Length	64 km (39.8 mi)
Highest elevation	1,630 m (5,350 ft)
Highest point	Mount Haddington
Country
None
Additional information
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System

James Ross Island is a large island off the southeast side and near the northeastern extremity of Antarctic Peninsula, from which it is separated by Prince Gustav Channel. Rising to 1,630 m (5,348 ft), it is irregularly shaped and extends 40 miles (64 km) in a north-south direction. It was charted in October 1903 by the Swedish Antarctic Expedition under Otto Nordenskiöld. He named it for Sir James Clark Ross, leader of a British expedition to this area in 1842, who discovered and roughly charted a number of points along the eastern side of the island. The form James Ross Island is used to avoid confusion with the more widely known Ross Island in McMurdo Sound.

It is one of several islands around the peninsula known as Graham Land, which is closer to South America than any other part of that continent.^[1]

The island was connected to the Antarctic mainland by an ice shelf until 1995, when the ice shelf collapsed, making the Prince Gustav Channel passable for the first time.^[2]

The first Czech Antarctic Base is located on the island.

Coordinates: 64°10′S 57°45′W / 64.167°S 57.75°W / -64.167; -57.75

Frozen bones[link]

The first dinosaur ever discovered in Antarctica was Antarctopelta oliveroi, a medium-sized ankylosaur found on James Ross Island by Argentinian geologists Eduardo Olivero and Roberto Scasso in 1986. The dinosaur was recovered from the Campanian stage of the Upper Cretaceous Santa Marta Formation, about 2 km (1.2 mi) south of Santa Marta Cove on the north part of the island. The ankylosaur was not formally named until 2006.^[3]

James Ross Island from NASA's DC-8 aircraft during an AirSAR 2004 mission over the Antarctic Peninsula

In December 2003, U.S. paleontologist Judd Case from Saint Mary's College of California and U.S. geologist James Martin from the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology discovered the bones of a theropod dinosaur on the island. Nicknamed "Naze" after the northerly Naze Peninsula on which it was found, the Late Cretaceous remains include an upper jaw and teeth, and most of the lower legs and feet. Little information is available, but the shape of the leg and feet indicate it was a runner, and the size indicates it was probably 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall and weighed 135 kg (298 lb). This is the second Antarctic theropod discovered, after Cryolophosaurus.^[4]

See also[link]

• Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
• List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands
• List of Antarctic islands south of 60° S
• SCAR
• Territorial claims in Antarctica

References[link]

External links[link]

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Ross

Map of Ross Island
Location of Ross Island
Geography
Location	Antarctica
Coordinates	77°30′S 168°00′E / 77.5°S 168°E / -77.5; 168Coordinates: 77°30′S 168°00′E / 77.5°S 168°E / -77.5; 168
Archipelago	Ross Archipelago
Area	2,460 km2 (950 sq mi)
Highest elevation	3,794 m (12,448 ft)
Highest point	Erebus
Country
Antarctica
Demographics
Population	100
Additional information
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System

Orthographic projection centred over Ross Island

Land fast sea ice in the foreground. Ross Island in the background. 77° 30′ S Latitude 168° 00′ E Longitude.

Ross Island is an island formed by four volcanoes in the Ross Sea near the continent of Antarctica, off the coast of Victoria Land in McMurdo Sound.

Geography[link]

Because of the persistent presence of the ice sheet, the island is sometimes taken to be part of Antarctica. Its area is 2,460 km² (950 sq mi); only a small portion of the island is free of ice and snow. The planet's southernmost active volcano, Erebus (3,794 m/12,448 ft), as well as the dormant volcano Terror (3,230 m/10,597 ft), are situated on the island. They were named by Ross after his ships HMS Erebus and HMS Terror. The third highest elevation is Mount Bird, with Shell Glacier and Endeavour Piedmont Glacier on its slopes. Abbott Peak stands between Mount Erebus and Mount Bird.

Despite its relatively small size, Ross Island is the world's 6th highest island.

Discovery[link]

Sir James Clark Ross discovered it in 1841, and it was later named in honour of him by Robert F. Scott.

Ross Island was the base for many of the early expeditions to Antarctica. It was and still is the southernmost island reachable by sea. Huts built by Scott's and Shackleton's expeditions are still standing on the island, preserved as historical sites.

Today Ross Island is home to New Zealand's Scott Base, and the largest Antarctic settlement, the U.S. Antarctic Program's McMurdo Station. Greenpeace established World Park Base on the island and ran it for five years, from 1987 to 1992.

Claims[link]

Ross Island lies within the boundaries of Ross Dependency.

Wildlife[link]

Ross Island supports a colony of approximately half a million Adélie Penguins.

See also[link]

References[link]

• LeMasurier, W. E.; Thomson, J. W. (eds.) (1990). Volcanoes of the Antarctic Plate and Southern Oceans. American Geophysical Union. pp. 512 pp. ISBN 0-87590-172-7. 

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Ross Island

• Map of Ross Island and Dry Valleys, NIWA New Zealand

James Ross may refer to:

• James Ross, 4th Lord Ross (died 1581), Scottish nobleman and an adherent to the cause of Mary, Queen of Scots
• James Ross, 6th Lord Ross (died 1633), Scottish nobleman
• James Ross, 7th Lord Ross (died 1636), Scottish nobleman
• James Ross (Alberta politician) (1851–1936), politician in Alberta, Canada and municipal councillor in Edmonton
• James Ross (Australian lawyer) (c. 1792–1865), Australian lawyer and politician
• James Ross (Canadian lawyer) (1835–1871), participant in Red River Rebellion
• James Ross (Canadian businessman) (1848–1913), Scottish-born civil engineer and businessman
• James Ross (conductor), British conductor
• James Ross (mayor), mayor of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, 1934–1938
• James Ross (MLA) (1814–1874), member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec
• Jim Ross (politician), former member of the Ohio House of Representatives
• James Ross (Ontario politician) (1817–1895), Ontario farmer and political figure
• James Ross (Pennsylvania politician) (1762–1847), lawyer and senator from Pennsylvania, 1794–1803
• James Ross (rugby union) (died 1914), Scottish rugby player
• J. Arthur Ross (1893–1958), Manitoba politician
• James Clark Ross (1800–1862), British polar explorer
• James E. Ross (born 1921), Pennsylvania state senator
• James Francis Ross (1931–2010), American philosopher
• James Gibb Ross (1819–1888), Canadian merchant and politician from the province of Quebec
• James Hamilton Ross (1856–1932), Yukon Territory Commissioner
• James Sinclair Ross (1908–1996), Canadian author
• James W. Ross (born 1938), Canadian senator
• James Walker Ross (1885–1941), Canadian politician
• Jim Ross (born 1952), wrestling executive
• Jim Ross (ice hockey) (born 1926), Scottish ice hockey player
• Jim Ross (Australian footballer) (born 1927), former Australian rules footballer
• James Ross (drag performer) (born 1988), American drag illusionist
• Jimmy Ross (footballer born 1866) (1866–1902), Scottish association football
• Jimmy Ross (footballer born 1895), Scottish professional footballer for Raith Rovers and Tottenham Hotspur
• Jimmy D. Ross (born 1936), retired United States Army general

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Victor Wooten
Wooten playing at the Belly Up in 2006.
Background information
Birth name	Victor Lemonte Wooten
Born	(1964-09-11) September 11, 1964 (age 47) Mountain Home, Idaho, U.S.
Genres	Jazz, jazz fusion, funk
Occupations	Musician, songwriter, producer, author
Instruments	Electric bass, upright bass, fiddle, cello, banjo
Years active	1980–present
Associated acts	Béla Fleck and the Flecktones, Steve Bailey, Vital Tech Tones, SMV, Greg Howe, Dave Matthews Band, Chick Corea Elektric Band
Website	www.victorwooten.com
Notable instruments
Fodera Monarch Fodera Monarch Yin-Yang (4 string) Steinberger bass guitars

Victor Lemonte Wooten (born September 11, 1964) is an American bass player, composer, author, and producer, and has been the recipient of five Grammy Awards.^[1]

Wooten has won the "Bass Player of the Year" award from Bass Player magazine three times in a row, and was the first person to win the award more than once.^[1] In addition to a solo career and collaborations with various artists, Wooten has been the bassist for Béla Fleck and the Flecktones since the group's formation in 1988.

In 2008, Wooten joined Stanley Clarke and Marcus Miller to record an album. The trio of bassists, under the name SMV, released Thunder in August 2008 and began a supporting tour the same month.^[2]

Wooten was also a judge for the 4th annual Independent Music Awards to support independent artists' careers.^[3]

Early life[link]

Born to Dorothy and Pete Wooten, Victor is the youngest of the five Wooten Brothers, the other four being Regi, Roy, Rudy and Joseph Wooten, all of whom are musicians. His brother Regi began to teach Victor to play bass when he was two, and by the age of six, Victor was playing in front of crowds with his brothers in their family band, The Wooten Brothers Band, and toured supporting Curtis Mayfield, among others.^[1] When his family moved east, they continued to hone their skills. His brothers began a residency at Busch Gardens. When his brother Roy asked if Victor could learn the fiddle to play with them on quick notice, he complied, adding another instrument to his repertoire.

Instruments[link]

Wooten playing his Steinberger headless bass guitar at the Belly Up in 2006.

Wooten is most often seen playing Fodera basses, of which he has a signature model.^[4] His most famous Fodera, a 1983 Monarch Deluxe he refers to as "number 1," sports a Kahler Tremolo System model 2400 bridge. Fodera's "Yin Yang" basses (co-designed by and created for Wooten) incorporates the Yin Yang symbol—which Wooten uses in various media—as a focal point of the top's design and construction. The symbol is created from two pieces of naturally finished wood (Ebony and Holly, for example), fitted together to create the Yin-Yang pattern.^[5]

Though Wooten's basses receive much attention, his most frequent and consistent response when asked by his fans about his equipment (or equipment in general) is that "the instrument doesn't make the music ... you do".^{[citation needed]} He'll often go on to state that the most important features to look for in a bass are comfort and playability. During a question and answer session at a 1998 concert, Wooten stated that "If you take a newborn baby and put them on the instrument, they're going to get sounds out of it that I can't get out of it, so we're all the best."^[6] This philosophy seems closely related to Wooten's approach to music in general, which is that music is a language. According to Wooten, while speaking or listening, one doesn't focus on the mouth as it is forming words; similarly, when a musician is playing or performing the focus shouldn't be on the instrument.

As well as playing electric bass (both fretted and fretless) and the double bass, Victor also played the cello in high school. He still plays cello occasionally with the Flecktones. This is the instrument to which he attributes his musical training.

Discography[link]

Religious beliefs[link]

While Wooten considers himself a spiritual individual, he is not a part of any particular religion. He believes that, "God is too big for any one religion."^[7]

Bibliography[link]

• The Music Lesson: A Spiritual Search for Growth Through Music, ISBN 978-0-425-22093-1, Penguin Group, 2008

References[link]

External links[link]

• Victor Lemonte Wooten - official website
• Victor Lemonte Wooten Intervew with Anil Prasad of Innerviews
• Live performance photographs
• Interview from honesttune.com
• The Music Lesson website
• The Bass Vault
• Bass/Nature Camp
• Victor Wooten artist page at Guitar Video Channel

This article relies on references to primary sources or sources affiliated with the subject, rather than references from independent authors and third-party publications. Please add citations from reliable sources. (June 2007)

Jeff Lorber
Photo by Jessica Lorber
Background information
Born	(1952-11-04) November 4, 1952 (age 59) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Genres	Jazz fusion Smooth Jazz Jazz pop Crossover jazz
Occupations	Musician
Instruments	Piano/Keyboard/Guitar
Years active	1975–present
Labels	Inner City Blue Note Narada Zebra Verve Warner Bros. Arista Peak (since 2008)
Associated acts	Michael Jeffries, Karyn White

Jeff Lorber (born November 4, 1952 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American Grammy Award-nominated keyboardist, composer, and record producer.^[1]

After leading his own group, The Jeff Lorber Fusion, he went on to pioneer the smooth jazz genre.^{[citation needed]}

Many of his songs were featured on The Weather Channel's Local On The 8s segments, including appearances on the channel's compilation albums, The Weather Channel Presents: The Best of Smooth Jazz and The Weather Channel Presents: Smooth Jazz II.

In February, it was announced Jeff Lorber signed with Peak Records. Lorber's first CD for his new label is expected to hit the street on Tuesday, June 10.

He was also nominated for a Grammy for his 2007 Blue Note Records release titled, "He Had A Hat."

Early life[link]

Jeff Lorber was born to a Jewish family in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Lorber started to play the piano when he was four years old and after playing in a number of R&B bands as a teen, went on to attend Berklee College of Music, where he developed his love for jazz.^[2] He moved to Vancouver, Washington in 1972.

The Jeff Lorber Fusion (1977-1981)[link]

His first group, The Jeff Lorber Fusion, released their self-titled debut album in 1977 on Inner City Records. Supported by a revolving cast of musicians including longtime drummer Dennis Bradford, Lorber recorded five studio albums under this moniker. These early releases showcased a funky sound influenced by other jazz fusion practitioners like Herbie Hancock, Weather Report and Return to Forever, the latter's Chick Corea appearing on several noteworthy Fusion cuts. Like his contemporaries, Lorber performed on multiple keyboard instruments including piano, Rhodes piano, and various analog synthesizers, often favoring the Minimoog and Sequential Circuits Prophet 5.

"Rain Dance," found on the 1979 album Water Sign, was sampled for the 1996 Lil' Kim single "Crush On You." It was also sampled for the track Love Like This (featuring Lil' Cease) on SWV's 1997 release Release Some Tension

The Jeff Lorber Fusion's 1980 LP Wizard Island introduced a young saxophonist named Kenny Gorelick, better known as Kenny G.

Solo career (1982-present)[link]

In 1982, Lorber recorded his first solo album It's A Fact, which explored Lorber's R&B roots with a smoother, more synth-heavy sound. The album featured a new backing band as well as contributions from former Fusion bandmate Kenny G and legendary percussionist Paulinho Da Costa. It's A Fact also contained several songs with vocalists, a stark contrast to the instrumental recordings of the Fusion.

1984 was a prolific year for Lorber, who followed up his solo debut with In the Heat of the Night and Lift Off. Later that same year, Lorber teamed up with influential R&B production duo David Frank and Mic Murphy, otherwise known as The System [2], to produce his most successful effort to date, Step By Step[3]. The synth-driven title track rose to number 31 on the R&B charts[4].

Jeff Lorber's keyboard work is featured in the PlayStation video game Castlevania: Symphony of the Night. His keyboarding can be heard during the game's closing theme song "I Am the Wind" (which also features saxophonist Gerald Albright).^[3]

His subsequent albums continued to evolve in a smooth jazz direction. Two greatest hits compilations, The Definitive Collection and The Very Best of Jeff Lorber, were released in 2000 and 2002 respectively. To date, he has recorded a dozen solo albums, his most recent being 2005's Flipside which was nominated for a Grammy Award in the Best Pop Instrumental Album category.

Lorber has done extensive production and session work for other artists including Dave Koz, Eric Benet, Herb Alpert^[4] and Laura Branigan, as well as working on a track for the critically acclaimed 1997 PlayStation game Castlevania: Symphony of the Night. In addition to his recording and performing, Lorber also hosts his own show on Sirius Satellite Radio.

Personal life[link]

Jeff Lorber is married to Mingquan Tungwarapotwitan. When Lorber was diagnosed with polycystic kidney disease, he received a successful kidney transplant from his wife. Jeff has two daughters, Nica Lorber and Jessica Lorber.^{[citation needed]}

Discography[link]

Studio albums (The Jeff Lorber Fusion)[link]

• The Jeff Lorber Fusion (1977, Inner City)
• Soft Space (1978, Inner City)
• Water Sign (1979, Arista)
• Wizard Island (1980, Arista)
• Galaxian (1981, Arista)
• Now Is The Time (2010, Heads Up)
• Galaxy (2012)

Studio albums (solo career)[link]

• It's a Fact (1982, Arista)
• In the Heat of the Night (1984, Arista)
• Lift Off (1984, Arista)
• Step by Step (1984, Arista)
• Private Passion (1986, Warner Bros.)
• Worth Waiting For (1993, Verve Forecast)
• West Side Stories (1994, Verve Forecast)
• State of Grace (1996, Verve Forecast)
• Midnight (1998, Zebra)
• Kickin' It (2001, Samson)
• Philly Style (2003, Narada Jazz)
• Flipside (2005, Narada Jazz)
• He Had a Hat (2007, Blue Note)
• Heard That (2008, Peak)

Compilations[link]

• The Definitive Collection (2000, Arista)
• The Very Best of Jeff Lorber (2002, GRP/Verve)

References[link]

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Jeff Lorber

• Official site
• Jeff Lorber Interview at allaboutjazz.com