Upon completion of his degree, Guerin began to tour the world as a member of jazz guitarist Mark Whitfield’s band. Guerin inherited much of Batiste’s musical innovations and concepts, and developed ways to bring his own musical voice to life. While studying Marketing at Southern University in Baton Rouge, he joined legendary jazz educator Alvin Batiste’s Band, The Jazztronauts. During his years in High School, bands and artists such as Gerry Rafferty, America, and Booker T & The MG’s seeded his love for great songs and inspired him to write music of his own.īy the time he got to college, Guerin had taken in a wide variety of popular music from an extensive list of musical genres.
The first songs he learned to play on bass were Lakeside’s Your Wish Is My Command, Dazz Band’s Let It Whip, YYZ by Rush, and Stomp by Brothers Johnson. Growing up, Guerin was strongly influenced by pop, rock and R&B music of the 70’s and 80’s. Introduced to the bass by his mother and intrigued by its deep resonance, Guerin began playing at the age of 11. His father was a great lover of jazz and classical music his mother, a blues and zydeco bass player, taught him that you can’t make it in music without a strong groove and feeling. Roland Guerin grew up in a musical family.
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