Great playing as always by Audric! Instantly recognizable and so exciting!

2023 - Jamie Rhind

Sweet Dreams

teacups of golden love light

The Sound Of My Spirits

(Free WAV Download available here under '••• More'; and eventually, as part of a future solo album)

Greetings my friends. I admit up front, this is a strange write-up… culminating from years of trying to navigate a world that no longer makes sense to me. And maybe that’s a good thing. We all needed a wake up call to just how ineffective and unsustainable it all is? And the last few years have provided examples of that… in abundance. 

Speaking of abundance (or in this case, lack thereof), Cheer and I have been discussing this one a lot lately; specifically in regards to the shops and restaurants we frequent. I finally gave up on building a DIY, music-centric desk I designed, because none of the local hardware stores had enough of the pieces in stock. We’ve watched our favorite Romaine lettuce disappear from the shelves, to be replaced by something half the size and twice the cost. Several of our favorite restaurants have closed permanently, and the wait times at others is painfully long now. 

Apparently, shop and restaurant owners can’t get anybody to work for $15/hr when it costs $30/hr to afford rent and groceries now. (How could we have ever predicted or prevented that? One might speculate.)

It’s enough to make the average mind go a little panicky. “Why don’t you have that in stock?”, ‘Why did the price on this just double overnight?”, “Why have we been waiting for 20 minutes just for the menus?”. All of these are very real, and very concerning… specifically if we never stop to question how much of that thinking is the result of being programmed to think like consumers our whole lives.

How often have you heard a commercial say something along the lines of “You deserve this because you are worth it.” Or “You should fear this. And our product/service can protect you.” Or “You should take this prescription, despite the list of side effects being longer than the list of benefits.”

I suggest we ask ourselves ‘Am I thinking with the mind of a consumer right now?’, and then be very willing to let those developing thoughts roll around in our heads for a while. 

Cheer and I concluded (with minor alarm) that we are both profoundly brainwashed by ‘consumer’ thinking; and it shows every time we feel a sense of panic in the store. Sure, things are a bit more scarce than they were 5 years ago… but does anyone (old enough) remember 30 years ago, when the stores contained half of what they offer now? (And none of us were freaking out over a lack of choices then). How about a time when you couldn’t have something shipped to your door overnight (many of us can still remember a time when 6-8 weeks was a decent shipping window).

Maybe the path to changing this paradigm is for us to get out of that ‘consumer’ thinking, and focus more on a ‘grateful for all the amazing things we have’ kind of thinking. I can still go to the store and choose from an abundance of fruits and vegetables, a teetering display of chips and dips, a bevy of beers from around the world. There are still more choices than my simple brain truly wants to think through, even if they are sold out of the Smoked Salmon and Ketchup flavored Cheetos I was specifically looking for.

So my plan going forward is to TASER myself (at least psychologically) every time I catch my brain being consumery. And the goal is to reach a point where I’m not thinking “It’s not fair my favorite restaurant closed.”, but instead thinking “How cool is it that I had that experience; and got to support the family that owned and worked that restaurant.” 

We’ve reached some critical tipping points that are well on their way to determining our future; and I believe a healthy attitude (dipped in gratitude) is the thing that’s going to keep us from gnawing each other’s faces off over the long haul. Them’s my weird thoughts for the day. Take em with a grain of salt (assuming the store carries the brand you like). I hope you enjoy my latest musical offering, ‘I’ll See It When I Believe It”. :)

WTF! The Musical

I'll See It When I Believe It

The Trapped

Did you make any?  Resolutions reached #11 in SoundCloud's Hot & New playlist in the Jazz & Blues category

Resolutions - Jamie Rhind

No Side - Car Camel (ft Rekha)| Music by One Blind Mouse | Music/Vocal Improvs/Lyrics by REKHA - IYERN [Fe]

Vocal Improv composed & produced, recorded & performed, mixing by REKHA at IYERN [Fe] RECORDS IN CANADA | Final Mixing & Mastering by Stu of One Blind Mouse in SCOTLAND

Listen to the amazing music of ONE BLIND MOUSE HERE: https://soundcloud.com/oneblindmouse/tracks

No Side - Car Camel | Music/Vocal Improv’s by REKHA - IYERN [Fe] | (Under Editing)

Do-oh…

Daily grind
Daily grind
Makin’ me wind up
Daily grind
Makin’ me wind up
Messin’ with my mind-mind
Messin’ with my mind-mind, Oo
Oo-Ah…

Yeah…Oo-Ee-Ah…
Too-Too...much to do
Everyday too much to do
Messin’ with my mind-mind
Doom-Ticky 
Doom-Doom
Ticky-Doom
Doom-Tee

Doom-Doom 
Ticky-Ticky 
Doom-Doom
Doom-Ticky-Ticky 
Doom-Doom
Doom-Ticky 
Doom-Doom…
Doom-Doom-Doom
Doom-Doom-Doom

Daily grind
Messin’ with my mind-mind
Makin’ me wind up

Like a puppet on a
Like a puppet on a
Like a puppet on a
Like a puppet on a

Doom-Doom 
Ticky-Ticky 
Doom-Doom
Ticky-Ticky
Doom-Doom-Doom
Doo-oo…

Slam-Bam
Thank You Mam
Slam-Bam
Ya gotta keep it up
All the time
Daily grind
Messin’ with my mind-mind-mind
Make-Makin’ me
Make-Makin’ me 
Make-Makin’ me
Make-Makin’ me
Crazy
W-Oh-Oh, Oh-Oh
W-Oh-Oh, Oh-Oh

Doom Ticky-Ticky 
Doom-Doom-Doom
Doom-Doom-Doom
Ticky-Ticky

Ding-Dong
Down-Down
Down-Down
Down-Down 
Down

Ropatata-Ropatata 
Ropatata-Ropatata 
Ropatata-Ropatata
Ropatata-Ropatata

One one more time
It’s one more time
Everyday you gotta get up really early
Do it every single day-day
One more time-time
Time-Time
Doom-Ticky 
Doom-Doom
Ticky-Ticky-Ticky
Doom-Doom...

Feelin’ my, feelin’ my 
Doom…Oh…

Ow! Ow! Ow!
No! No! No!

No Side - Car Camel (ft Rekha)|Music by One Blind Mouse|Music/V-Improvs/Lyrics by REKHA-IYERN [Fe]

Sometimes a little step is needed.  And sometimes a bigger step.  But keep moving forward.

 Little Steps reached #15 on SoundCloud's Hot and New category in Jazz & Blues

Little Steps - Jamie Rhind

This is my second collaboration with @cerulean_ascent ... the other one being his response to my open collab last month. Similar to our last collaboration he kind of deconstructed parts of my original stems and put them back together in a new way. The final product contains melodic and drum elements from both of us, I think it results in a really cool fusion of our styles!

Gravity Well [Cerulean Ascent Vs Tea R. Sea]

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

It’s Going Down IPG1 & Paploviante
Vocals and Lyrics IPG1
@ipg1
Paploviante: Bass, Music, Mix, Mastering and Picture

It's Going Down IPG1 & Paploviante

The superb Audric Jankauskas joins me again on our original Progress.  So great to have him here not only adding his expert guitar work but also to add ideas and playing across the entire track with synth, structure and the intricate head.   Audric's deep musicianship is apparent from the start as he works the lines, the harmonies and the angles to keep the listener engaged and always thinking.  His solo work is outstanding, flawless and a wonderful complement to my keyboard work. 
 
Follow Audric's exceptional galleries of jazz fusion: https://soundcloud.com/audric-jankauskas
https://soundcloud.com/audric-and-friends

And for a playlist of our music together:
https://soundcloud.com/jamie-rhind/sets/awed-by-audric-audric

Thanks as always for your generous time listening, for your comments and for your shares.  Progress climbed to #3 on the Soundcloud Hot & New Charts in the Jazz & Blues category.

Progress - Audric Jankauskas / Jamie Rhind

It's wonderful to wake up to a beautiful day.   

This shot was taken in stunning Lofoten, Norway in the Arctic Circle

What A Beautiful Morning - Jamie Rhind

Make the most of your Day Off!  This one's a fun original with wonderful playing and interaction.  I'm joined by Georg Boehme on baritone sax, Stephan Lipinski on guitar and Sergio Parraga on congas.  Stick through the end for some great soulful grooving.  Georg's r&b comes out here with such soulful sounds on the baritone, Pinner's high energy guitar and Sergio's stellar conga beats.  
https://soundcloud.com/georg-boehme
https://soundcloud.com/pinner
https://soundcloud.com/sergioparraga

Thanks as always for your generous time listening, for your comments and for your shares.  Day Off rose to #12 on SC's Jazz & Blues Category

Day Off!  - Georg Boehme / Stephan Lipinski / Sergio Parraga / Jamie Rhind

Remastering of two pieces already posted: "I am yourself" and "Juste avant l'automne"

2 Piano Pieces

Musical Elitism (Classical Music reload)

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.

Progress - Audric Jankauskas / Jamie Rhind

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