Jazz Articles about Rufus Reid

About Rufus Reid

Live Review

Rufus Reid at Mezzrow Jazz Club and Dizzy's Club Coca Cola

by David Hadley Ray
November 17, 2017

Rufus Reid and Glenn Zaleski Mezzrow Jazz Club New York, NY August, 20, 2017 Mezzrow's is an intimate space situated in the heart of Greenwich Village. A great little after-hours haunt in the city that never sleeps. The club space is narrow, but it's well suited for solo piano or duo gigs. It's best to reserve your seats in advance in order to get one of the 10 or 13 tables that ...

Interview

Rufus Reid: Composer, Educator, Bassist, Gait Keeper… And Prophet

by David Hadley Ray
October 12, 2017

Rufus Reid doesn't play standards, as much as he is the standard, a well of knowledge and wisdom that this bassist was fortunate to sit down with one afternoon. All About Jazz: When you did the Elizabeth Catlett album/project, it seemed that the beauty of her work inspired you, but am I wrong in my observation that her work could also be considered somewhat “Afrocentric?" How much of that inspired you, The Afro-American/African culture? How much has managed ...

Album Review

Rufus Reid: Quiet Pride

Read "Quiet Pride" reviewed by Maurizio Zerbo

by Maurizio Zerbo
December 19, 2014

Malgrado lo si possa considerare un virtuoso del proprio strumento, Rufus Reid non è mai stato sotto l'occhio dei riflettori. Ispirato all'opera della scultrice Elisabeth Catlett, questo suo CD ne mette in mostra tutto il suo poliforme talento. A conti fatti, quest'opera è la prova discografica più ambiziosa e convincente di Reid, dove l'intensità della musica si mantiene costantemente ad un livello elevato. Sia dal punto di vista compositivo che dell'arrangiamento, emerge un brillante impasto testurale ...

Album Review

Rufus Reid: Quiet Pride

Read "Quiet Pride" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky

by Dan Bilawsky
February 21, 2014

The beauty of art is often in the taking rather than the making. The art may come to life in the mind of the artist but it often flourishes when the ink dries, the chisel is withdrawn, the dust has settled, or the final brushstrokes have been applied. At that point, the preparation ends and the consumption begins. Creation then begins to fuel creation and a closed inspiration loop is born. This project is the perfect representation of that ideal. ...

Live Review

Rufus Reid: Stanford University, February 27, 2013

by Bill Leikam
April 23, 2013

Stanford Jazz Orchestra, directed by Fredrick BerryGuest Artist: Rufus ReidBing Concert HallStanford, CAFebruary 27, 2013 Walking into Stanford University's new Bing Concert Hall can be a stunning experience. Listening to the magnificent acoustic qualities of the hall, it is nothing short of an aural experience that brings a fresh vibrancy to a concert such as the one produced by Fred Berry, director of the 17-piece Stanford Jazz Orchestra. Berry focused this concert ...

Album Review

Rufus Reid: Hues of a Different Blue

Read "Hues of a Different Blue" reviewed by AAJ Italy Staff

by AAJ Italy Staff
August 27, 2012

Rufus Reid è uno di quei musicisti che meriterebbero attenzione solo per lo splendore della voce strumentale. Cavata e swing del suo contrabbasso sono semplicemente fra le cose più belle che si possano ascoltare nel jazz, apprezzabili in molti dischi e accompagnate da un considerevole impegno didattico. A queste prime considerazioni aggiungiamo subito che Hues of a Different Blue è un lavoro di alto livello sul piano dell'assieme quanto dei solisti, nel quale la varietà delle composizioni è unificata dalla ...

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Live Review

Rufus Reid Trio: Half Moon Bay, CA, November 7, 2010

by Bill Leikam
November 25, 2010

Rufus Reid TrioDouglas Beach HouseHalf Moon Bay, CA November 7, 2010 The anticipation of having multi-award winner Rufus Reid working the strings of his bass, and his band members--pianist Steve Allee and drummer Duduka Da Fonseca--ran high, as the audience at the Douglas Beach House began to gather. The trio was on a west coast tour beginning in Edmonton, Canada and Seattle, and moving down the west coast to San Diego. On the way, ...