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Rahsaan Barber has achieved a singular path of excellence in performance, composition, education and entrepreneurship. Barber enjoys a career that encompasses a range of styles including his first love – jazz — as well as blues, funk, classical, soul, Latin and World music. Barber’s approach to music-making has garnered professional appearances both “in studio” and onstage with a staggering list of performers including Kelly Clarkson, Lauren Daigle, The Temptations, Idina Menzel, Delfeayeo Marsalis, Brian Blade, Meghan Trainor, The Spanish Harlem Orchestra, Kirk Franklin, and the Wooten Brothers. Barber has performed on many of the world’s most prestigious stages for music including The Ryman, The Village Vanguard, Birdland, Lincoln Center, the Kennedy Center, and the National Museum of African American History. Barber has joined the ranks of the nation’s rising jazz stars as leader of his own instrumental band, Everyday Magic, co-leader of both Latin Jazz Septet El Movimiento and The Barber Brothers, a jazz quintet he captains alongside his twin brother, trombonist Roland Barber. Barber is also the creator, bandleader, songwriter and producer of hip-hop soul band, The Megaphones. In addition, he has built a reputation as a standout jazz producer with the work of his record label, Jazz Music City, which he founded in August of 2011. The label launched with the release of the Barber’s album Everyday Magic, featuring nine of the saxophonist’s original compositions. The album was awarded selection as an Editor’s Pick by Downbeat Magazine along with receiving high praise from both critics and audiences alike.

Album

Eternal

By Rahsaan Barber

Label: Jazz Music City
Released: 2026
Track listing: Day Dreamer; The Skipper; Peace, Be Still; Eternal; Sanctuary at Seaside; What's Going On; Cabbage; Mandela; Cabbage (Reprise)

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Sean Mason Trio, Ruben Caban, Amina Figarova, Willie Morris and more

by Benjamin Boddie
November 6, 2026

Today's Music--Right Now! Fantastic music by Steve Johns, Sean Mason Trio, Ruben Caban, Amy London, Ron Vincent, Ben Sparrow, Clay Giverson, The Mambo Legends Orchestra, Christian McBride & Ursa Major, UNLV Combos, Clarence Hines Jazz Orchestra, Amina Figarova, Tony Moreno, Aaron Parnell Brown, Ryan Smith, Rafael Alvarez, Danny Green, Jacob Do, Ryan Keberle's Collective, George Colligan, ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Amina Figarova, Fumi Tomita, Devra Hoff, Rempis/Abrams/Ra + Baker

by Cheryl K.
November 5, 2026

During this week's two-hour program of jazz and improvised music--pianists Sir Roland Hanna and Amina Figarova; vocalist Joan Watson-Jones; harmonica player Roni Eytan; bassists Fumi Tomita and Devra Hoff; saxophonists Rahsaan Barber and Azar Lawrence; and an extended piece by saxophonist Dave Rempis, pianist Jim Baker, bassist Joshua Abrams, and drummer/percussionist Avreeayl Ra.Playlist Sir ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Cory Weeds, Rahsaan Barber, David Champagne, Joey DeFrancesco and more

by Benjamin Boddie
October 22, 2026

Today's Music--Right Now! Fantastic music by Cory Weeds, Rahsaan Barber, David Champagne, Kay Kostopoulos, Johannes Enders, Jon De Lucia, The Flying Horse Big Band, Janis Siegel, Joey DeFrancesco, Henry Threadgill/Vijay Iyer/Dafnis Prieto, Adonis Rose, Bob McChesney, Aaron Johnson and Gregory Chen, Aymee Nuviola, Donald Vega, Monty Alexander, Mike Catalano, Branford Marsalis Quartet with Dianne Reeves, Jerry ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Monty Alexander, Rahsaan Barber, Sean Mason & NicoleYvette

by Joe Dimino
October 11, 2026

From a fresh voice lighting up the jazz world with style, soul and undeniable charm, we launch the 979th Episode of Neon Jazz with NicoleYvette and the title track from her dazzling 2026 debut album, Say Yes. From there, we dive deeper into the voices and stories shaping jazz right now, featuring recent conversations with Hannah ...

News: Recording

Saxophonist Rahsaan Barber Attains A New Level Of Artistic Vigor With 'Eternal,' Coming October 9 From Jazz Music City Records

August 26, 2026

Already an accomplished saxophonist and composer, Rahsaan Barber nonetheless reaches a magnificent degree of creative energy—fresh, thoughtful, and somehow both raw and refined—on Eternal, arriving via his own Jazz Music City Records on October 9. The album features the Nashville-born, Chapel Hill, North Carolina–based saxophonist with a new collaborator, New Orleans guitarist Ted Ludwig, alongside Barber’s ...

Article: Album Review

Rahsaan Barber: Six Words

Read "Six Words" reviewed by Jack Bowers

by Jack Bowers
March 10, 2025

The Six Words that epitomize woodwind artist Rahsaan Barber's fifth recording as a leader came to him via trumpeter Wynton Marsalis: “There is power in this music." And as Barber affirms on this tasteful studio date, aside from power there is depth and refinement as well. Barber commands a tight-knit sextet, so much so ...

Album

Six Words

By Rahsaan Barber

Label: Jazz Music City
Released: 2024
Track listing: Unity, Part I; The Long Wait for Justice; Dreams of Goliath (Prelude); Dreams of Goliath; Unity, Part II; Sun Dance; Remembering Roy; Reach.

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Peter Evans, Stefano Risso, Godwin Louis, Or Bareket & More

by Ludovico Granvassu
December 7, 2024

Mondo Jazz is back on its path of discovery of the finest new jazz releases which are found off the beaten path... and there's plenty of them to enjoy in this playlist!Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Stefano Risso, Francesco Bearzatti, Mattia Barbieri “Lee's ...