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Saxophonist Bernard Rose was born in Orangeburg, SC and currently resides in Georgia.

He started playing music in the junior high band at Belleville Middle School. Growing up, some of his early musical influences included pianist Quincy Jones and Patrice Rushen. Saxophonist such as John Coltrane, Donald Myrick, and Stanley Turrentine were real inspirations in his desire to develop his skills as a sax player. From listening to these artist, his interest in jazz, smooth jazz, and jazz fusion influenced how he would develop as an artist.

Saxophonist such Dave Koz, Gerald Albright, Warren Hill, Jeff Kashiwa,and others help to shape his style and presentation as a professional instrumentalist.

In April 2014, Bernard was nominated by the IMC(Indie Music Channel)in Los Angeles, CA as the IMC Jazz Artist of the Year, for Jazz Album of the Year for his CD "Shorebreeze," and Jazz Recording of the Year for his recording, "The Pier at Breezes." He won and received the prestigious Jazz Recording of the Year and the Best Recording of the Year Awards 2014 at Whiskey a go go in Hollywood CA on April 27, 2014. The award was for his song "The Pier at Breezes" from his freshman contemporary jazz CD Shorebreeze.

His focus, genre wise, has been in the arenas of jazz, Christian, and blues music. He completed his first contemporary jazz CD Shorebreeze in 2011. He released his second album "Faith, Inspiration, and Praise Vol. 1" in November of 2013.