The horrific situation in Ukraine is on everyone's mind - Gathered to tell our story here are great friends and musicians who bring their hearts to the unfolding situation. Sennid Simon's super soulful lyrics and groove are so welcoming. Our two exceptional guitarists - Stephan Lipinski and Lou Taverna - alternate a total of 6 not to be missed burning solos across the funk, Georg Boehme's tight baritone sax adds glue with both funky inside and outside playing and Sergio Parraga's exciting congas and lead quinto drive it all forward and add to the tension. Lou's added some additional rhythm and harmony guitar parts for even more color.
Just doing our musical thing for Ukraine and freedom...

Follow these fine musicians:
@sennid
@pinner
@louis-taverna
@sergioparraga

Thanks as always for your generous time listening, for your comments and for your shares. And continuing prayers for Ukraine...

Funk The War - Sennid Simon / Stephan Lipinski / Lou Taverna / Sergio Parraga / Jamie Rhind

Gotta love what Pinner & Stringburner do here on guitar and bass on our new original.  

Fuggetaboutit!

Follow these great musicians and friends:
Mirko Borach (Stringburner) - https://soundcloud.com/stringburner
Stephan Lipinski (Pinner) - https://soundcloud.com/pinner

and for the vast collections of our recordings together
https://soundcloud.com/jamie-rhind/sets/stretching-it-out-with
https://soundcloud.com/jamie-rhind/sets/smokin-with-stephan-stephan

Fuggetaboutit climbed to number 12 in SoundCloud's Jazz & Blues category in their Hot & New section

Fuggetaboutit - Stephan Lipinski / Mirko Borach / Jamie Rhind

Philadlphia's extraordinary Audric Jankauskas joins me on our new fusion original Joe.  Inspired by the great Joe Zawinul, one of fusion's true pioneers as the keyboardist with both Weather Report and the Zawinul Syndicate.  Audric's superb guitar mastery and playing throughout the piece elevates our musical tribute and his understanding of sound and harmony adds so many colors and depth.   Follow his incredible work and writing:  https://soundcloud.com/audric-jankauskas and https://soundcloud.com/audric-and-friends

and here's a playlist of the music we have recorded together:  https://soundcloud.com/jamie-rhind/sets/awed-by-audric-audric

Thanks to all for your generous time listening, for your comments and for your shares.  Joe rose to #5 on Soundcloud's Hot and New playlist in the Jazz & Blues category

Joe - Audric Jankauskas / Jamie Rhind

This one's for you Santi...
Two months ago our dear and wonderfully talented friend and musician Santi Caballero Mendez was killed in a tragic motorcycle accident in his hometown of Barcelona.  Sam and I had recorded over 50 tunes together yet we had never spoken.  To honor Santi, we have created our tribute Missing You - with 17 different musicians around the world who had recorded with Sam in my music.  The music brings out so many emotions for me, sadness, joy, passion, playfulness, and of course the incredible latin spirit.   Each section of the piece has different musicians, and so many musicians appear and reappear throughout the piece - but often with different supporting casts.  In the end, a moving tribute from so many of Soundcloud's very finest.  Thank you all for joining in as we honor Santi - and thank you Santi...we're Missing You:

Sennid Simon - vocals -https://soundcloud.com/sennid
Annie Smart - vocals - https://soundcloud.com/annie-smart-1
Sergio Parraga - congas, bongos, cajon, timbales - https://soundcloud.com/sergioparraga
Georg Boehme - alto flute, soprano flute, soprano sax - https://soundcloud.com/georg-boehme
Mirko Borach - bass - https://soundcloud.com/stringburner
Manuel Muzzu - bass - https://soundcloud.com/manuel-muzzu
Daniele Petrocchi - bass - https://soundcloud.com/daniele-petrocchi
Vlad Glavchovski - guitar - https://soundcloud.com/vlad-glavchovski
Stephan Lipinski - guitar - https://soundcloud.com/pinner
Al Schulman - guitar - https://soundcloud.com/alanschulman
Hidefumi Suzuki - guitar - https://soundcloud.com/boon-suzuki
Lou Taverna - guitar - https://soundcloud.com/louis-taverna
Daniele Turani - guitar - https://soundcloud.com/danieleturani
Dan van den Berg - guitar - https://soundcloud.com/danarchx
David Nederland - keyboards - https://soundcloud.com/david-nl
Will Paasche - keyboards - https://soundcloud.com/snuppeluppen
Jamie Rhind - keyboards

Thanks as always for your generous time listening, for your comments and for your shares.  RIP and thank you Santi. https://soundcloud.com/santi-caballero

Missing You - for Santi Caballero Mendez - with 17 Soundcloud friends

A Moment Of Peace  -   Jamie Rhind

Loved putting this tribute to Carlos together with guitar master Joe Bongiovanni.  Santana has meant so much to the musical and spiritual world, and we hope that you find this tribute to be fitting.  Enjoy and let us know what you think.

Senor Carlos - A Tribute to Santana with Joe Bongiovanni / guitar

A pleasure again to be recording with Philadelphia's Audric Jankauskas on our new original, Make The Most Of It.  Audric is a remarkable musician, who has touched every element here with his signature guitar playing, and his keyboard and production abilities too, beautifully complementing my piece and keyboard playing.   Many of the colors you hear are Audric's vision, which has inspired me and so many other musicians since we first found his music.  A special treat to be back creating again with him.

Check out and follow more of Audric's exceptional music and playing other recordings we have made together  https://soundcloud.com/jamie-rhind/sets/awed-by-audric-audric

And here's Audric's personal homepage of his outstanding recordings:  https://soundcloud.com/audric-jankauskas

Thanks as always for your generous time listening, for your comments and for your shares.  Jamie

Make The Most Of It - Audric Jankauskas / Jamie Rhind

Having some fun with a funky modal groove


Thanks as always for your generous time listening, for your comments and for your shares

It's A Fine Line

The world is on edge now with tension, aggression and the unthinkable.  We must come together.  Cologne's Georg Boehme and I get together again here with the theme of uniting.  Check out Georg's wonderful collection of woodwind treasures:  https://soundcloud.com/georg-boehme

And for a playlist of the 45 recordings we have made together:  https://soundcloud.com/jamie-rhind/sets/grooving-with-georg-boehme

Thanks as always for your generous time listening, for your comments and for your shares.  We need peace.

We Need Peace - Georg Boehme / Jamie Rhind

Thought I'd share a quick take of one of my all time favorite jazz standards - Duke Ellington's  A Train.  Such a classic and thought it was written for piano and big band, I've decided to go with the Hammond B3 sound.  Organ greats like Jimmy Smith and Groove Holmes have inspired the sound.  May have Duke shaking in his grave, but hopefully he likes the interpretation.  Thanks as always for your listens and for your wonderful comments.

Take The A Train - Duke Ellington

Pinner in his beautiful element joining me on our hip hop inspired soul jazz jam

5 Miles High - Stephan Lipinski / Jamie Rhind

Mixing it up a little again

Thanks as always for your generous time listening, for your comments and for your shares

Trick Or Treat

Here's some wonderful new music from the UK's fine Andy "Sterling" McLean.  Andy created the entire tune, playing each instrument and then asked me to join him with a solo, which I did with a piano to match the piano comping he had added.  Andy started this over 20 years ago and broke it out in our new year to suggest the new start to something great.  

Follow Andy's very fine woodwind playing here, as well as his many jazzy compositions: https://soundcloud.com/mcleanaf

And to our listeners, have a healthy and happy 2024 and beyond - thanks for all your time listening, for your comments and for your shares.

Andy McLean / Jamie Rhind - New Beginning

Some more fun with Pinner to start the new year.  Check out and follow all his guitar goodness - https://soundcloud.com/pinner  we've recorded over 100 tunes together and always a great time.\:  https://soundcloud.com/jamie-rhind/sets/smokin-with-stephan-stephan

Thanks as always for your generous time listening, for your comments and for your shares

Rain Dance - Stephan Lipinski / Jamie Rhind

That's Just The Way It Is - Jamie Rhind

Do You Have A Minute? - Jamie Rhind

Grooving a little more

Thanks as always for your generous time listening, for your comments and for your shares

That's Not Right - Jamie Rhind

The great Elvin Jones use to drive music with his cymbals and power behind John Coltrane and McCoy Tyler.   Joining me here again on a 12/8 modal groove to celebrate the sound of Trane is Cologne's Georg Boehme, a superb Bari Sax and woodwind player.   https://soundcloud.com/georg-boehme. Together we remember these great moments from the 60s

Here's a playlist of our recordings together:  https://soundcloud.com/jamie-rhind/sets/grooving-with-georg-boehme

Thanks as always for your generous time listening, for your comments and for your shares

Step Out - Georg Boehme / Jamie Rhind

Here's a latin jazz hard bop classic made famous in 1965 by pianist Horace Silver.  Horace's music was heavily influenced by the blues, and this tune was further influenced by a trip he took to Brasil.    I recorded this all on keyboards, and would like to dedicate this to my father, to whom I owe so much, and who passed away last year.  I took this photo from the top of the John Hancock building in Chicago, the city where he made his home and career.

Thanks as always for your time listening, your comments and your shares.  

BUY JAMIE'S MUSIC

Song For My Father - Horace Silver

Grooving a little more 

Thanks as always for your generous time listening, for your comments and for your shares

Having some fun again with the wonderful Andy McLean on saxes - such sweet lines, harmonies and sound 

Check out more of Andy's great playing here:  https://soundcloud.com/mcleanaf

Thanks for your generous time listening, for your comments and your shares

Wah Tz Up?   -   Andy McLean & Jamie Rhind

About time Lou and I turned it up a little bit.  Such a tremendous musician in every way - listen to Lou's deep appreciation for the blues - tasty fire.  Always laying it down so well.   Check out and follow Lou's wonderful music, albums and releases:  

https://soundcloud.com/louis-taverna



Thanks as always for your generous time listening, for your  likes, comments and shares

Inner City Jive -- Lou Taverna / Jamie Rhind

Back together joining the wonderful Paul Racle, who has again created such a fun track to share.  Paul's super funky groove sets the tone and lets me play - check out and follow Paul's deep collection of originals https://soundcloud.com/paul-racle
https://soundcloud.com/paploviante2

and for a playlist of over 20 tunes together - https://soundcloud.com/jamie-rhind/sets/playing-with-paploviante

Thanks as always for your generous time listening, for your comments and for your shares

EverGreen - Paul Racle / Jamie Rhind

Having a little more fun,  Happy weekend!

A Shady Palm - Jamie Rhind

What a thrill to be able to record Jobim's all time classic How Insensitive with world class Brazilian musician Nanny Assis and Vocalatti   https://soundcloud.com/vocalatti .  Nanny is a fixture on the New York City jazz and latin music scene, performing regularly at clubs such as the Blue Note and SOBs (Sound of Brazil), where he leads the Sunday brunch jam sessions.  A consummate world class musician, Nanny is multi dimensional, as a percussionist, vocalist, composer and guitarist.  The opening verse is sung by Nanny in his native Portuguese, and Vocalatti is featured on the second verse in her native English.  All percussion is Nanny and Vocalatti has added some beautiful harmonies to her vocals.  

I first studied this beautiful bossa nova standard in the '80s with the late jazz guitarist Emily Remler.  This piece is dedicated to her for all she has meant to me.

Thanks as always for your time listening, your comments and your shares.

How Insensitive - Antonio Carlos Jobim - with Nanny Assis and Vocalatti

If you're into the blues here on SoundCloud you've got to be following San Antonio's Tom Adams https://soundcloud.com/ytlblues .  Tom is a master blues player and just loves to interpret so many styles.  Truth be told, Tom posted this bad ass Johnny Winter style BB King tune up for a couple of minutes and took it down because he thought it was a bit wild and aggressive - my adjectives here but that's the idea.  But I quickly encouraged him to put it back up and he suggested my adding a little organ solo to it - which I jumped on immediately.  So here's a little heavy blues - the kind of electric blues that I just love - that reminds me of what I hear in the Chicago blues clubs when the band really wants to get that raw blues sound.  It only works with a great guitar player and we sure have one with Tom.  Thanks for throwing it back up and allowing me a minute of fun with you once again.  Let Tom know we want to hear more of this type of playing:)))  He needs encouragement to let his hair down.

We thank you always for your time listening, for your comments and for your shares.

Be Careful With A Fool - with Tom Adams  guitar - a Johnny Winter Tribute

Here's a classic jazz standard A Foggy Day.  A Foggy Day was composed by George Gershwin, with lyrics by Ira Gershwin, and introduced by Fred Astaire in the 1937 film A Damsel in Distress. Never saw the movie but the beautiful tune has stuck with me for a long time.  It was originally titled "A Foggy Day (In London Town)" in reference to the pollution-induced pea soup fogs that were common in London during that period, and is often still referred to by the full title.  So many greats have recorded this, including Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Billy Holiday, George Benson and even David Bowie.

This recording was all done on keyboards.

Thanks as always for your generous time listening, for you comments and for your shares.

A Foggy Day  - George Gershwin

It's time for some funk...Doing the Nasty

Thanks for all your generous time listening, for your comments and for your shares

Doing the Nasty

So excited to be releasing our latest original The Journey, with Dan van den Berg on guitar.  This one is extra special to me, not only because it again includes Dan's magical acoustic guitar playing on it, but also because a few weeks ago, while working on his parts for this tune, Dan decided to recreate the entire tune in a flamenco style using three guitar parts, and dedicated the music to me.  It was a huge surprise to me, and one that demonstrates the deep understanding Dan has for music,  his fondness for the passion of music and also for the friendship that we both share.  For our version here, Dan is once again performing on his gorgeous Joan Cashimira acoustic guitar.  Here's a link to the all acoustic trio that he arranged and recorded for me:   https://soundcloud.com/danarchx/the-journey-by-jamie-rhind-dan-van-den-berg-guitar-trio-version   If you aren't already following Dan (DanArchX), you should be:  https://soundcloud.com/danarchx - his writing, acoustic and electric playing, and musicianship are off the charts.  It is a pleasure to be again recording with Dan, who is also a world class architect, and for more of our music together, here's a link to the 21 tunes we have recorded together so far:   https://soundcloud.com/jamie-rhind/sets/dazzling-em-dan-van-den-berg  

Thanks as always for your generous time listening, for your comments and for your shares.  I took the cover photo of the incomparable Iguazu Falls, on the border of Brazil and Argentina.

The Journey -  Dan van den Berg / Jamie Rhind

For me, one of the most beautiful bossa novas, the wonderful Gentle Rain.  Luiz Bonfa wrote so many wonderful tunes, including Manha de Carnaval (A Day in the Life of a Fool / Black Orpheus) and Gentle Rain.  At age 11, Bonfa was traveling by train 2.5 hours each way to classical guitar lessons, which were given to him free by his generous teacher, because the family could not afford them.  Over his career, Bonfa worked with such musical luminaries as Quincy Jones, George Benson, Stan Getz and Frank Sinatra.  His most famous music is in the movie Black Orpheus.  My recording here was done all on keyboards.

Thanks as always for your generous time listening, for your comments and for your shares.

Gentle Rain - Luiz Bonfa

Jazz/Fusion keyboard player, composer and producer.  Marketing, advertising, publishing and sales career.  Originally from Chicago, where I developed a strong appreciation for the blues and classical, and moved to New York, where jazz and the fine arts are so deep.  Key musical influences include Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, Jimi Hendrix, Joe Zawinul and Weather Report, Chick Corea and Return to Forever, John McLaughlin and the Mahivishnu Orchestra, Stanley Clarke, Scott Henderson and Tribal Tech, Jeff Beck and Jan Hammer, Mike Stern, John Scofield, Pat Metheny, Emily Remler, McCoy Tyner, Bill Evans, John Coltrane, Jimmy Smith, Joey DeFrancesco, Larry Young, Buddy Guy, Santana and Earth Wind & Fire.   Former classical clarinet and piano player.  Unless noted, my music on SoundCloud was composed, recorded and performed using only keyboards.  An avid photographer.  Many covers here are my shots.  To see my photography look for Herbiejazz on Instagram or search for Herbiejazz on Google.  And a big thumbs up to SoundCloud and the SoundCloud community, and so many friends who have joined me to create.  Thank you all.

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