U-Nam

Billboard Chart-Topper Artist, Multi-Platinum Producer & CEO/Founder of Skytown Records.

U-Nam has played, recorded and worked with: Barry White, Kool & the Gang, Billy Paul, George Duke, Marcus Miller, Eric Benet, Dave Koz, Najee, Phil Perry, Stokley Williams (Mint Condition), Rahsaan Patterson, Patrice Rushen, Paul Jackson Jr., WahWah Watson, Paul Jackson (The Headhunters), Regina Belle, Glenn Jones, D'Train, Ronny Jordan, Rick Braun, Jonathan Butler, Jeff Lorber, Jeff Golub, Maysa Leak, Ronnie Foster, Abiodun (The Last Poets), Daddy-O (Stetasonic), Norman Connors, Dennis Chambers, Andreas Oberg, Alsou, Luis Fonsi, Honeyz, MC Solaar, Ophélie Winter, Marva King, Tony Terry, Oleta Adams, Candy Dulfer, Deniece Williams, Brian Simpson, Euge Groove, Bob Baldwin, Tom Braxton,Gregg Karukas, Michael Paulo, Joey Sommerville, James Day, Cool Million and many more…

“The man known as U-Nam, is destined to become one of the most controversial musicians.In the few recordings that I have heard, there is a conviction towards making himself felt by the general public, and the critics alike. It’s great to have a new voice on the guitar scene; one that is loaded with energy and excitement.”

-Ten time Grammy Award recipient, NAE Jazz Master and Guitar legend- –George Benson-

Born and raised in Paris / France, U-Nam began playing the guitar at age 12, and studied for three years at the Paris-based CIM – the first European school for jazz – between 1986 and 1989. At age 19 he turned professional, becoming a fixture at Paris studio sessions.

Well known throughout Europe and the US as a musical trendsetter and innovative player in Instrumental Music, Soul, and R&B, Emmanuel “U-Nam” Abiteboul has more than earned his reputation as a virtuosic guitarist and producer. Since his move to the US from Paris, France in 2007, Guitarist U-Nam has had the opportunity to perform, record and produce several of the top artists in the Smooth Jazz, R&B, and Soul genres. He has traveled throughout the US at events and Festivals including the Catalina JazzTrax Festival, Jazz on the Green, the JazzTrax Big Bear Festival, the Dave Koz and Friends Cruise et al. His performances extend outside of the US, he performed as one of the headline acts at the Dubai Jazz Festival in February 2010.

Originally a renowned producer, U-Nam has worked with a number of International Artists including Barry White, Kool & the Gang, Honeyz, Louis Fonsi, and MC-Solaar, earning him several Gold and Multi-Platinum records. In 2007, he established himself as a prominent solo artist with the release his sophomore album, “Back from the 80s” which included the #1 hit “Street Life”. “Street Life” stayed in the Top Three on the US Billboard Charts for three months and the Top Ten charts for an entire year.

In 2008, U-Nam signed with the prestigious guitar manufacturer, Ibanez. In their 2009 product catalog, he was honored with a double page feature alongside legendary guitarists George Benson, Pat Metheny, and John Scofield. He has since been featured in the 2010, 2011 and 2012 catalogs.

U-Nam has five album releases as a solo artist. “The Past Builds the Future” (2005) was #2 on SolarRadio UK (the largest soul radio station in the UK). The album had significant radio airplay in Europe and made it into the Top 47 on the US charts. “Back from the 80s” (2007) was the number one album of the year on Jazz FM, Steve Quirk’s Fusion Flavours, as well as a #1 on the US Billboard Charts. “Unanimity” (2009) has reached the Top 30 on the US Billboard charts with his hit single “Shine On”.

In recent years, he also released “The Early Tapes” and “The Best of.” His latest album “Weekend In L.A” ( A Tribute To George Benson ) will be released on August 29th 2012. U-Nam also hosted a successful jazz series entitled the “One-Soul Jazz Series” at the Cellar in Long Beach, California. The series has included popular Smooth Jazz Musicians such as Gregg Karukas, Michael Paulo, Tom Braxton, Kim Waters, Gail Jhonson, and Greg Adams. He was also considered for the 2009 Grammy’s in three categories including Best Improvised Solo and Best Pop Instrumental Song. In recent months, following the newly signed record deals with Village Again Japan and SkyTown Records USA, U-Nam has taken on the ambitious project of creating a George Benson Tribute, acknowledged as no small task by those familiar with the Legend’s music. But according to GB himself, U-Nam is surely qualified for this undertaking.

This album includes a MEGA ALL-STAR line up of artists and musicians including many of the talented performers that appeared on George Benson’s historic albums. Some of the artists on the album include but are not limited to: George Duke, Marcus Miller, Stokley Williams (Mint Condition), Phil Perry, Patrice Rushen, Paul Jackson Jr, Ronnie Foster, Andreas Oberg, Tim “TiO” Owens, Wah Wah Watson, Michael White, Dio Saucedo, and many more.

Within less than two weeks following its release, the album has already reached #1 on iTunes Japan for Jazz, #1 on Amazon US for Neo-Soul, and #1 on Amazon US for Smooth Jazz. It also has 10 entries in 6 categories for Grammy consideration. It has additionally received rave reviews from critics around the world.

As said by George Benson: “This monumental project includes some of my superstar friends who are among the world’s best known artists of our time. It is an honor to be the subject of this new guitar and musical star. This project sounds FANTASTIC…”

in 2012,U-Nam also joined the Jazz/Fusion All-Star band “Grafitti” with a line-up that includes Dennis Chambers (Drums), Gary Grainger (Bass) and Haakon Graf (Keyboards). During their successful “Reunion” tour in California, highlighted by the Guitar Center Drum Off at the Club Nokia in Los Angeles, they released a live album called “Live in California”. Grafitti also had a recently successful tour in the famous Igor Butman Jazz Club in Moscow, Russia. The show sold out every night. In light of this success, Grafitti is preparing for a tour in Europe and Russia.

This past year, U-Nam has been busy producing and writing with R&B Artist/Songwriter James Day. Their collaborations include “RSVP” featuring Donnie and “Divine” featuring Trina Broussard. He has also been working with Universal France to remix songs for Destan, the French Finalist for the celebrated Eurovision contest.

As an artist, he released 2 singles, “C’est Le Funk” which was selected as the Song of the Year on KHIT-HD3 ST LOUIS, and “Something’s Up” which reached Top 29 on the US Billboard Jazz Charts and Top 15 on the SmoothJazz.com Charts.  In 2014, U-Nam been touring to SoCal (Humphrey’s San Diego, Spaghetinni Seal Beach, Jazz in the Gardens Palm Springs) as well as Malaysia for the World Youth Fast Festival. On September 8th, U-Nam released his latest album “C’est Le Funk” which went straight to the top of the charts on its first day, reaching #1 on the Amazon US “Best Sellers” List for Funk Albums, #2 for Smooth Jazz Albums and #19 in Overall Jazz.

Latest single “Throwback Kid” has reached #1 Smooth Jazz Best-Sellers Song on Amazon US and also #7 on the Radio Wave Monitor Top 100 Jazz Chart and #16 on the USAToday/ Mediabase Chart.

His recent performances have brought him to Dubai, Russia, Malaysia, Europe, the Caribbean Islands, and the US.

NOTEWORTHY :

 • Many Gold & Platinum Albums and Singles as a Producer & Remixer (EX: Double Platinum Album Barry White “The Ultimate Collection)

• U-Nam & California Funk Machine "Volume 1" #1 Funk Best Seller on Amazon.

• 9 Songs as a Solo Artist in the Top30 Billboard Smooth Jazz National Airplay, #1 Major & #1 Indie on the Top50 Smoothjazz .comcharts (Album “The Essential Collection), #3 Major on the Top50 Smoothjazz .com chart (Album “Back from the 80’s), #5 Major & #3 on the Smoothjazz.com Top100 Albums chart (The Love Vault – Future Love Part 2 – 2019)

• #1 on Itunes Jazz in Japan and US (Album U-Nam & Friends “Weekend in L.A” A Tribute to George Benson)

• Album “Future Love” (2019) #20 on the Billboard Top25 Jazz Albums Chart and #8 Billboard Best Seller Contemporary Jazz Albums.

#1 Best Seller Jazz Albums & Smooth Jazz Albums on Amazon US, Top20 Best Seller Jazz Album on iTunes US.

Selective Past Performances:

Seabreeze Jazz Festival 2019, Panama City Beach, FL

The Perfect Note, Hoover, AL

Music City Jazz Festival, Nashville, TN

Capital Jazz Cruise 2015, Puerto Rico

Balconies Heights Jazz Festival 2015, San Antonio, TX

Jazz Trax Catalina Festival ,Avalon (CA)

Jazz Trax Big Bear Festival ,Big Bear (CA)

Jazz On The Green Festival ,Ft Myers (FL)

Houston R&B / Jazz Festival ,Houston (TX)

Temecula Jazz Festival ,Temecula (CA)

WJZW Cruise ,Washington DC (DC)

Dave Koz & Friends at Sea (FL)

Jazz @ Jack’s ,Denver (CO)

WGRV Event ,Melbourne (FL)

Smooth Jazz 92.1 Event ,Reno (NV)

Spaghettini Jazz Club ,Seal Beach (CA)

The Cellar ,Long Beach (CA)

Humphrey’s ,San Diego (CA)

The Wave 94.7 Event at The Kyoto ,Los Angeles (CA)

Opus Cafe ,Paris (France)

Soul Weekender Festival ,Blackpool (UK)

The Cinnamon Club ,Manchester (UK)

Dubai Jazz Festival ,Dubai (UEA)

Anthology ,San Diego (CA)

Capital Jazz , Washington (DC)

Sambucca Jazz Cafe, Atlanta (GA)

Smooth Jazz @ South Shore , Michigan City (IN)

Capital Jazz Cruise (FL)

Jazz Alley, Seattle (WA)

Yoshi’s, Oakland (CA)

Club Nokia, Los Angeles (CA)

Marquee 15, Corona (CA)

World Youth Jazz Festival, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Arts Festival, Salt Lake city, UT

Igor Butman Jazz Club, Moscow, Russia

Blues Alley, Washington, (DC)

Bethesda Jazz and Supper Club, Bethesda, (MD)

Love in Motion (Future Love Part. 3) - 2021

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