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Rudder

Rudder is a NYC-based instrumental band. Founded on deep musical relationships and friendships lasting over a decade, this quartet brings an aggressive, driving rock and jam vibe to a purely instrumental setting. Rudder is equally led by its four members. {{Chris Cheek = 5664}} (saxophones) is now somewhat of an icon in the saxophone world. His playing has been heard for years with the Paul Motion electric bebop band. He is also a member of Charlie Haden's Liberation Orchestra and has recently been playing with guitar great Bill Frisell. As a leader, Chris has four noteworthy albums to his credit in addition to appearing as a sideman on over 60 other CDs

Rudder: Lucky Beard

by Mike Jacobs
March 30, 2024

It's hard to figure how a band populated by esteemed players such as Henry Hey (keys), Tim LeFebvre (bass), Chris Cheek (sax) and Keith Carlock (drums) could remain so firmly off so many people's radar. While Rudder's penchant for staying off the beaten stylistic path may have something to do with this, it also makes them ...

Henry Hey: Learning From The Stranger Things

by Mike Jacobs
December 31, 2019

Keyboardist Henry Hey's resume is an interesting read. In addition to a wide range of gigs and stints with some top name players in and around jazz, there's work in theater, TV and soundtracks. There's producing records as well as working in sessions with legendary producers. There's being a musical director for some of the biggest ...

Michael League: Snarky Puppy's Jazz-Schooled, Grassroots Visionary

by Mike Jacobs
December 10, 2018

Bassist, composer, bandleader, sideman, producer, record label owner, festival head... These are some of the many hats Michael League has acquired since embarking on his musical odyssey at the University of North Texas with a “little" band named Snarky Puppy in 2003. With its Jazz-but-not-Jazz / Music for Brain and Booty ethos, multiple poll ...

FORQ at The World Cafe Live

by Mike Jacobs
August 18, 2017

FORQ The World Café Live Philadelphia PA July 31 2017 One can be well-versed in the two (whoops, now three) albums worth of music by FORQ, (and in the music from the other bands the individual members hail from) and still not be totally prepared for the impact of ...

Nineteen-Eight Records Six-Day Music Festival in Toronto

January 14, 2010

The Rex Jazz and Blues Bar will host a six day music festival featuring Nineteen-Eight Records artists from February 2-7, 2010. Highlights of the week-long event include appearances by 2007 Juno Award Winner Chris Tarry and RUDDER, the NYC based quartet whose most recent album, Matorning, was named one of the top ten albums of the ...

Matorning

By Rudder

Label: Nineteen-Eight Records
Released: 2009

Rudder: Evolving Their Groove

by Cicily Janus
July 31, 2009

Unleashing their heavily rooted and pedigreed vine upon the jazz world, Rudder has succeeded in blurring genre lines with their irresistible groove. This NYC-based foursome with Henry Hey on Keyboards, Tim Lefevbre on Bass, Keith Carlock on Drums and Chris Cheek on Sax has continued throughout the past years to scale the wall of success in ...

The Jazz Session #63: Rudder

June 22, 2009

Listen Keyboardist Henry Hey, saxophonist Chris Cheek and bassist Tim Lefebvre, who, along with drummer Keith Carlock, make up the band Rudder. These four musicians are incredibly busy in the jazz and pop worlds, but they've found the time to create a hip-shaking, brain-stimulating musical hybrid that some critics have said is in a genre all ...

Rudder: Matorning

by AAJ Italy Staff
June 19, 2009

Ad un primo ascolto Motorning delude. Perché leggendo sulla copertina dai colori acidi i nomi di Chris Cheek, personaggio di punta della scena newyorchese, gran stilista del saxofono, e di Tim Lefevre, protagonista di alcuni tra i progetti più trasversali di quell'area come il trio Bedrock di Uri Caine, le aspettative erano per una musica creativa, ...