Let’s Get Funky - Jamie Rhind & Friends

Thought I'd throw up a funky track with many syncopated layers.  I started with an internet guitar backing track and as the tune progressed, a John Scofield Uberjam  / a GoGo vibe came out - without John's unreal guitar playing over the top.  Check out John's two Uberjam and a GoGo albums if you are digging this track.  Check em out even if you're not too! The photo is of a famous storyteller in NY who was hanging out in Washington Square Park.  Loved his smile.  Thanks as always for listening and for your comments as well.

http://www.johnscofield.com

Funk You Up  - a Tribute to John Scofield

It's Friday so why not throw up some funk!  There is no one deeper than Herbie Hancock, so I created this funky tune as a tribute to Herbie.  Such an important influence he was across so many genres.  Herbie is the consummate musician.  A fellow native of Chicago, Herbie soloed with the Chicago Symphony at around age 12, started producing his own albums on Blue Note before he was 20, joined the legendary Miles Davis quintet in '64, and brought electronic keyboards with the Rhodes to Miles with the famous Miles Smiles album, then pioneering electronic keyboards in the late 60s with In A Silent Way and Bitches Brew.  Miles had an album Get on Up With It, which is where I took the name from - a common phrase back in the late 60s and 70s..that James Brown of course used with his funky Sex Machine hit.  In addition to his incredible influence with Miles, Herbie left him around '72 to form the Headhunters, which then created what still is the best selling "jazz" album of all time - with Chameleon and so many other classics.  Herbie has meant so much to me that we named our first Beagle Herbie Hancock.  And was Herbie amused when I met him at a party and told him that.  Anyway, here's Get on Up.  I've used a real nice backing track with Swiss guitarist Hanspeter Kruesi https://soundcloud.com/music-pictures to set the groove and then added a number of keyboard and Miles like muted trumpet lines to bring it to life.  Get on Up!

Get On Up - Tribute to Herbie Hancock

A big shout out to my many friends and followers on SoundCloud.  Today marks 100,000 listens for me since I joined, and it has been a special treat to have gotten to know so many from all over the world so well, to really dig into and dig your personal playing and music, to have had the opportunity to record and perform with superb musicians, to learn from you and to greatly improve and expand my abilities on keyboard and with recording.  To commemorate this milestone I have created a funk fusion tune that is inspired by several of my favorite musicians - Miles Davis, Joe Zawinul and Weather Report, and Herbie Hancock.  These creative musicians were often playing around with modal funk grooves, were pioneers of keyboards in their bands, and created ambiguity in their music between the minor and major third, as you here here.  They expanded boundaries, created genres of music, combined virtuosity with groove and space, and were all great listeners.

Thanks for all the love over the last year !!!!  So many have taken a substantial amount of time to listen to the music I have created and often with others, and so regularly to comment and to share their thoughts and support - often in a second language for them.   

Thank you SoundCloud friends...let's keep the music flowing and the beat grooving...together!

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What The Funk  -  THANK YOU SOUNDCLOUD FRIENDS

Back with a grooving original funk tune with the fabulous Stephan "Pinner" Lipinski on guitar.   Pinner is on fire here once again with his driving wah rhythm playing and comes at us with such a great solo as well, before I follow up with that signature Hammond Organ sound.  
Follow Stephan's wonderful guitar work here on SoundCloud:  https://soundcloud.com/pinner
And here's a playlist of the 20 tunes we've done together:  https://soundcloud.com/jamie-rhind/sets/smokin-with-stephan-stephan

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

What The Funk - with Stephan "Pinner" Lipinski / guitar

Zurich's wonderful Paul Racle and I are back again with Paul's recent Ghetto, a grooving funk tune.  Paul's always creating great music, and so often opening it up for others to jump in.  When I heard this funky composition and deep bass lines I knew it was right, and so have jumped to create Ghetto Blaster.  Paul goes by Paploviante here on SC, and he's such a fine bass player, drummer, producer and listener.  A treat to be back here with Paul, and we hope you enjoy what we've done.

Check out more of Paul's playing and creations and follow Paploviante here: 
https://soundcloud.com/paul-racle
https://soundcloud.com/paploviante2
https://soundcloud.com/paploviante-and-friends

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

Ghetto Blaster - with Paploviante (Paul Racle)

Urban Funk is a funky track with some awesome musicians on Soundcloud:
Bass: Mirko Borach @stringburner
Guitar solo: Stephan "Pinner" Lipinski @pinner
Synth solo: Jamie Rhind @jamie-rhind
Rhodes solo, rhythm guitar, organ: Julien Apelian @jules-keys-1
Horns and drums: samples from a software called "City Funk"
We hope you like it, thank you for listening !

Urban Funk - Mirko Borach, Stephan "Pinner" Lipinski, Jamie Rhind and Julien Apelian

Every now and then you start to wonder...

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

You're Messing With My Mind

When you want some seriously funky guitar playing look no further than Edinburgh's Ian Tait.  Ian's got that feel, that sound, that taste and that rhythm that one can't teach.  It just oozes from every recording he has done.  Check out his outstanding wah track here and his textbook lines, as he once again gets more funk out of his guitar than almost anyone can.  No need to ever tell Ian to Keep It Funky, especially on our original here.   

Follow Ian's fantastic collection of tunes here on SoundCloud:  https://soundcloud.com/ian-tait
And for the collection of tunes we have recorded together:  https://soundcloud.com/jamie-rhind/sets/cooking-with-ian-tait-1

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

Keep It Funky - with Ian Tait / guitar

Here's a new track done by myself and our friend Jamie Rhind.... Enjoy your New year and may it bring good health and LOTS of new music!

NEW HORIZON/ A Jamie Rhind / Master Tony D Collaboration

Mixing it up a little more here to start the weekend.

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

Taking My Time

Let's get funky.  Again


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

Keep On Keepin' On

Wishing everyone a Happy Holiday season and here's to a terrific and healthy New Year

Santa's Midnight Funk

I am very proud that I was allowed to do this track with Jamie Rhind. He is great and has given the track his personal touch. thanks for that.
 The great voice of Mrs Angela brown makes it fit

Get Funky

Jamie Rhind & Cosmic Ratzzz/ Get Funky

What a cool track the fabulous Paul Racle - aka Paploviante - created.  Had to jump on this with a little synth work.  Sure there will be at least one smile in his room.  Thanks Paul.

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

Fireplace - with Paul Racle

Saturday afternoon I decided to throw down a little jam and invite some great players.  48 hours later, here's what we've got.  Wonderful inspirational sounds from so many friends around the world, who together have helped create a super funky groove and some tasty and often burning soloing.  The tune's not quite completed, with a few more dropping in shortly, and a couple holes, but couldn't resist getting this out, having told the guys I'd have it done overnight.  Check out and follow each of these superb players:

Joe Bongiovanni - guitar  https://soundcloud.com/joe-bongiovanni
Mirko Borach - bass  https://soundcloud.com/stringburner
Jorg Calaminus - keyboards  https://soundcloud.com/calaminus-music
Alec deCaprio - guitar   https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2XvW8Za1u9oK-zp5Ni8a0g
William Paasche - keyboards   https://soundcloud.com/snuppeluppen
Jason Rubenstein - keyboards   https://soundcloud.com/jasonrubenstein
Les Thomas - guitar   https://soundcloud.com/les_thomas
Daniel Turani - guitar   https://soundcloud.com/danieleturani

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

Step Right Up - Bongiovanni Borach Calaminus deCaprio Paasche Rhind Rubenstein Thomas Turani

Stepping In

Funky Talk

I think this is blues.

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

Can't Get Enough Of It

Back with Zurich's finest bass player and producer Paul Racle, having jumped on a recent collab he posted called Phoenix.  Paploviante is a deep musician, and lays down a heavy funky groove and percussion here that was asking for even a little more fun(k).  Paul creates across so many musical genres and I love when he gets down and dirty, as in this heavy grooving.  Beautiful slap bass technique and sound!
Follow Paul's tremendous musical output:  https://soundcloud.com/paul-racle and https://soundcloud.com/paploviante2
Here's a playlist of the 13 tunes we have recorded together:  https://soundcloud.com/jamie-rhind/sets/playing-with-paploviante
And thanks too for your generous time listening, for your comments and for your shares

Phoenix Rising - Paploviante and Jamie Rhind

Anytime Dutch guitarist extraordinaire Rients Draaisma takes out his guitar you just know something special is about to happen.  Check out how he navigates this funky original, his tasty, syncopated rhythm playing and his superb soloing.  Such an incredible musician and thrilled to have him here.  
Follow his beautiful playing and recordings, that include several burning albums including iJAM: 
http://www.rientsdraaisma.com
https://soundcloud.com/rients-draaisma
Thanks as always for your generous time listening, for your comments and for your shares

Stepping In - Rients Draaisma and Jamie Rhind

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.