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Vernon Reid

Born: August 22, 1958

Guitarist Vernon Reid is best known as the founder of the groundbreaking African-American rock group Living Colour. But to recognize Reid solely for his Grammy Award-winning work as a rock musician would be to miss a rich and varied body of work that has extended into virtually every musical genre. Reid has played with artists ranging in style from Mariah Carey to Public Enemy, and from Mick Jagger to jazz guitarist Bill Frisell. He has undertaken a wide range of musical journeys, including the production of James Blood Ulmer's blues album at the legendary Sun Studios in Memphis, reuniting with Living Colour for a series of shows, and touring with former Cream front man Jack Bruce. Reid's eclectic musical vision was fostered at a young age

That You Not Dare To Forget

Label: Legacy Recordings
Released: 2023
Track listing: Hail to the Real Chief (Long Version); Bitches Are Back; Over My Shoulder; Mellow Kisses; That You Not Dare To Forget.

Cindy Blackman Santana: Rhythmic And Musical Force

by R.J. DeLuke
August 31, 2023

It's the 1980s in New York City. It's the place to be for musicians looking to make a name for themselves with hopes of finding steady gigs and recording dates. Drummer Cindy Blackman (long before her marriage to Carlos Santana) is there, fresh out of Berklee College of Music. She's there to meet people, ...

M. E. B.: That You Not Dare To Forget

by Doug Collette
May 8, 2023

With all due respect to Lettuce's A Tribute to Miles Davis--Witches Stew (Self Produced, 2017) and the all-star ensemble dubbed Bitches Brew Revisited, M.E.B. (formerly known as Miles Electric Band) is an inordinately creative homage to Miles Davis. And given the continually experimental path The “Man With The Horn" chose to follow throughout his career, it ...

Elysium Furnace Works Kicks Off 2023 Season With Elliott Sharp & Donald Sturge Anthony McKenzie—Saturday, March 25 In Poughkeepsie, NY

February 28, 2023

"One of the godfathers of the Downtown New York music scene, guitarist-composer Elliott Sharp has been conceiving experimental works for a variety of small and large ensembles over the past 40 years... he remains as restlessly creative as ever, continuing to churn out provocative new projects with remarkable regularity." —Bill Milkowski, JazzTimes “Don McKenzie is a ...

New music from Guitarist Jan Rivera, plus Nate Smith, Jonathan Lundberg and Jan Hammer

by Len Davis
September 4, 2022

Jan Rivera, Marco Minneman, Mohini Dey with their new single. Nate Smith and Vernon Reid from Kinfolk 2:See The Birds, Phronesis from Parallax and Elephant9, AKA Moon and Helmet of Gnats with some progressive rock fusion. Playlist Jan Rivera-Marco Minneman-Mohini Dey “Thing's That Don't Fit" from Thing's That Don't Fit (Self Produced) 00:00 Alberto ...

John Pietaro's Best In Jazz And New Music 2021

by John Pietaro
January 4, 2022

This year in which we celebrated the return of live performance and simultaneously foresaw a rise in virus numbers and the resumption of show and venue closings, the pervasive issue remains on the anti-vax know-nothings affecting the lives of the careful, caring and compliant. Health regs and advisories as simple as getting a lifesaving vaccine are ...

Kinfolk 2: See The Birds

Label: Edition Records
Released: 2021
Track listing: Altitude ft. Joel Ross & Michael Mayo; 2. Square Wheel ft. Kokayi & Michael Mayo; Band Room Freestyle ft. Kokayi; Street Lamp; Don't Let Me Get Away ft. Stokley; Collision ft. Regina Carter; Meditation: Prelude; Rambo: The Vigilante ft. Vernon Reid; I Burn For You ft. Amma Whatt; See The Birds ft. Joel Ross & Michael Mayo; Fly (For Mike) ft. Brittany Howard.

Guitar Talk: Conversations with Visionary Players

by Mark Sullivan
October 3, 2021

Guitar Talk: Conversations with Visionary Players Joel Harrison 256 Pages ISBN-13 : 978-1949597134 Terra Nova Press 2021 As founder of the Alternative Guitar Summit, guitarist/composer Joel Harrison has gotten to know a lot of adventurous contemporary guitarists: this book collects far-ranging conversations with twenty-seven of them. In fact, ...

Nate Smith: Kinfolk 2: See The Birds

by Mark Corroto
September 10, 2021

If there were brick & mortar establishments called record stores today, one could imagine the challenge Nate Smith's Kinfolk projects would pose for an employee trying to file his latest releases. Those familiar with the drummer's work in the bands of Chris Potter, Dave Holland, or Alex Sipiagin might place the discs in the jazz section, ...