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Charlie Rauh

Born: October 28, 1984

“Charlie Rauh plays guitar with a quiet intensity, each note and chord ringing with purpose,” writes Acoustic Guitar Magazine. “Rauh gives a gentle reminder that playing soft and slow can be more impactful than loud and fast.” With these words, we find ourselves in the company of a musician whose imprint is as delicate as it is indelible.

The wonders of Rauh’s upbringing seem directly encoded into the music he creates. Growing up in Huntsville, Alabama, he spent much of his time outside by his lonesome, humming melodies to scenes unfolding only in his mind. This cinematic consciousness carried over into the films of the 30s, 40s, and 50s beloved by his parents. An appreciation for that classic sound, and Duke Ellington as its shepherd, first drew him to pursue the clarinet and alto saxophone at age 11. But when Rauh asked his father—a guitarist who played regularly at their local church—to show him a few chords, those six versatile strings caught him in their net. “With the guitar,” Rauh recalls, “I could connect to all the different kinds of music I was listening to. My dad always had a way of bringing Americana elements and sparse finger-style technique together on the guitar—a sound that I absolutely loved (and still love). That early influence permeated all the styles of music I got into and truly acted as a foundation.” Said foundation would play host to a constellation of diverse touchpoints that included Django Reinhardt, Radiohead, and Patsy Cline as he sought stride as a songwriter in a chain of rock bands.

String Players: From Django Reinhardt to Joe Morris and Beyond

by Jerome Wilson
April 15, 2022

This program focuses on string players of all types, mostly guitarists but with some bassists and violinists also thrown in. The show ranges from classic players like Kenny Burrell and Barney Kessel to modernists like Joe Morris and Mary Halvorson. There is even a set on gypsy/Western swing. Playlist Henry Threadgill Sextett “I Can't ...

Catching Up With 2021 Releases

by Jerome Wilson
January 21, 2022

Despite another year of pandemic-related restrictions and limited live jazz performances, there was still the usual flood of new jazz recordings in 2021. Here are a few of the overlooked gems from the past few months that deserve some recognition. Joe Fielder's Open Sesame Fuzzy and Blue Multiphonics Music 2021 ...

Local Folklore

By Cameron Mizell

Label: Destiny Records
Released: 2021

Greenwood Waltz

November 11, 2021

Album: Local Folklore
By Cameron Mizell
Label: Destiny Records
Released: 2021
Duration: 4:25

Hiraeth

By Charlie Rauh

Label: Destiny Records
Released: 2019
Track listing: Hiraeth; Patience; Fanø; Black Sea Dress; May Came in Accompanied by Rain; Eleven Seventeen; On Learning; Observer; Norma & Wallace.

Charlie Rauh: Hiraeth

by Jim Olin
December 23, 2019

Charlie Rauh is a musician with a very diverse background. He is also an incredibly skilled guitarist who knows how to use the instrument to capture all the different nuances of his compositions. His music defies the average expectation which the audience imposes on guitar players. He knows how to embrace melody but, perhaps, one of ...

Charlie Rauh: Viriditas

by Jim Olin
August 31, 2018

New York City-based composer/guitarist Charlie Rauh has a special take on his music, focused on the avant-garde side of jazz. His sound is laced with intriguing melodies and dynamic rhythms, inspired by genres as diverse as experimental and free improvisation, to mention a few. This eclectic and diverse creative approach that Rauh is able to introduce ...

Viriditas

By Charlie Rauh

Label: Destiny Records
Released: 2017
Track listing: Viriditas; Augustine; Living Light; Wind in the East; Lullaby for Djupavik; Breathing Pleasure (for Connie Crothers); Lullaby for Blassac; Arolen.

Charlie Rauh: Viriditas

by Tyran Grillo
August 24, 2017

With each new project, guitarist Charlie Rauh redefines the parameters of “intimate" as a musical concept. Viriditas is no different. He cradles this set of eight originals, recorded over a brief session in the south of France, like the newborn nephew to whom “Augustine" is dedicated. Even without the backstory, its promise of new life is ...