For Robert - may these many originals and a few standards provide solace, harmony and joy during these important days of recovery.  Thanks to the many friends who have joined and continue to join me across our musical journeys

It's Cookie Time!  - For Robert

Bob Dylan's 60's classic comes back with the exceptional Annie Smart joining me on vocals.  Her lines, harmonies  and interpretation are wonderful and she's helped create some of the organ and vibes harmonies too.

Follow her simply beautiful music gallery:  https://soundcloud.com/annie-smart-1

This one's dedicated to always soulful and spiritual NayJ:  https://soundcloud.com/nayj-2

Blowing In The Wind - Annie Smart / Jamie Rhind

The beautiful Annie Smart takes this one up again with her gorgeous and moving vocals of hope.  She's the consummate musician and her understanding of soulful blues is deeply apparent.  Follow her and her vast collection of originals:  https://soundcloud.com/annie-smart-1 and https://soundcloud.com/user-949559825

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Brighter Days Ahead - Annie Smart / Jamie Rhind

Carefree Morning

This one grooves...joined by the exceptional Daniele Petrocchi on bass and Al Schulman on guitar.  So much fun

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The Vineyard - Daniele Petrocchi / Alan Schulman / Jamie Rhind

When you've been dealt the right hand, you gotta go for it!

Double Down?

Some seriously fine jazz guitar playing from the exceptional Harry Jacobson on our original, Truth or Consequences.  The denial of facts and truth has become a significant concern here in the US and abroad, and our democratic system is under serious challenge.  We've dedicated this straight ahead jazz to mark the issue and remind us all of the importance of truth. 

Follow Harry's superb playing here - he's a true guitar master, having taught advanced rock, jazz, blues, fusion, funk and more for almost 20 years at the famed National Guitar Workshop, and toured and played with Carmen McRae, Jaco Pastorius and so many more:  https://soundcloud.com/harry-jacobson

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Truth or Consequences - Harry Jacobson / Jamie Rhind

Here's an original Latin Jazz groove that includes the very fine Spanish flutist Santi-Caballero Mendez https://soundcloud.com/santi-caballero and German bassist Mirko Borach (Stringburner) https://soundcloud.com/stringburner.  Wrote this tune with kind of a Santana groove, and think you will love what Santi-Caballero does with his gorgeous flute playing.  I have the trombone patch solos.  Route 251 is named after the classic II-V-I chord changes around which the tune is built.  Please check out and follow both Santi-Caballero and Stringburner's galleries - you will love their musicianship.

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Route 251 - with Santi-Caballero Mendez flute and Stringburner (Mirko Borach) bass

Here's an original Spanish Flamenco tune I wrote and recorded.  All done on keyboards.  This is dedicated to my favorite three flamenco inspired players - Paco de Lucia, Al DiMiola and Dan van den Berg, along with my former jazz teacher Emily Remler.  

You can follow Dan's exceptional music here on SoundCloud at https://soundcloud.com/danarchx

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BUY JAMIE'S MUSIC

Barcelona - a tribute to Paco de Lucia, Al DiMiola, Dan van den Berg and Emily Remler

Here's some beautiful jazz guitar!  Angel Eyes is one of the all time classics, a minor bluey ballad that has been recorded by so many of the greats, including four times by Ella Fitzgerald, who called it her favorite tune.  Because of his jazz knowledge and sensitivity, Al Schulman was the perfect choice here to join me, and a little bit down the road we will be releasing another version with trumpeter extraordinaire Vivek Patel.   

Al is a leading world visionary in digital marketing, advertising and creative, while also holding a masters degree in jazzed composition - my kind of guy.  He is also the only person I know who is on SoundCloud that I have ever met!  Ever.  Wow.  Check out his wonderful playing here, and also on his SoundCloud page https://soundcloud.com/alanschulman .   Alan released a stunning jazz album with his wife and vocalist Stacey this year, entitled A Love Like Ours https://soundcloud.com/staceyalanjazz, and has performed or with many of the finest jazz musicians in the world, including Herbie Hancock, Wynton Marsalis and Pat Metheny.  

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Angel Eyes - with Alan Schulman / guitar

Let's go for a stroll in Madrid....  All recorded on keyboards.

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A Walk in Madrid

Hello my SC family. Jamie and I have been planning to cover this song for two months. Jamie said, "this will be an all time beauty", and when he sent me a short sample of his progress I had to agree. 
Jamie told me that this would be a sweet version of Don't Know Why. Then he sent me the finished product, I was "WOWED", and I knew I had better get my game on. I needed to somehow do his work justice.
Thank you Martin from Jamie and I for the great production.
We hope that you guys will enjoy.

Music.................Jamie Rhind (https://soundcloud.com/jamie-rhind)
Vocals................NayJ.
Production........Ver2xif (https://soundcloud.com/ver2xif)

Don't Know Why: Jamie Rhind & NayJ.

Here's a beautiful version of the timeless and uplifting Somewhere Over the Rainbow, with the always soulful Scott Nelson adding his gorgeous guitar playing.  If you aren't already following Scott, visit his gallery at https://soundcloud.com/scott-nelson-364333064

Judy Garland made this tune famous in 1939 in the movie The Wizard of Oz, which won the Academy Award for best song that year.

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Somewhere Over The Rainbow - with Scott Nelson / guitar

Here's the wonderful Al Schulman's beautiful version of the classic standard, Blue Bossa, written by the great trumpet player Kenny Durham and released in 1963.    Al creates some of the sweetest jazz guitar playing in New York and on SoundCloud.  So gorgeous and so expressive.  Follow Al's serious collection of jazz guitar and standards:  https://soundcloud.com/alanschulman and with recordings of Stacey & Alan : https://soundcloud.com/staceyalanjazz , jazz duets with his wife


And for the collection of tunes we have recorded together: https://soundcloud.com/jamie-rhind/sets/swinging-with-al-schulman

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Blue Bossa - with Al Schulman - guitar

Al Schulman is the real deal, and again brings his gorgeous sensibilities to the romantic jazz ballad Alice In Wonderland.   Listen to his melody and rhythm lines here, as he floats over the famous changes, turning this into his own creation.  It's a treat to be recording again with Al, who sports a Masters in Jazz Performance from Howard University, has toured with the great Hammond Organist Charles Earland, performed with the likes of Anita Baker, Herbie Hancock and Wynton Marsalis, and studied with Pat Metheny.   When Al heard my release of this yesterday he asked if he could take a shot at it, and here's what we now have:))  Al broke out one of his custom guitars, this time a custom Telecaster that was actually made for Mike Stern - one of only two made.  Remarkable playing and sensibilities here.  

Follow Al here on SoundCloud at his own gallery:  https://soundcloud.com/alanschulman as well as a second with his talented wife Stacey Lynn Schulman, who is an exceptionally talented jazz vocalist:  https://soundcloud.com/staceyalanjazz

Here's a list of the 10 tunes we have done together so far here on SoundCloud:  https://soundcloud.com/jamie-rhind/sets/swinging-with-al-schulman

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Alice In Wonderland - with Al Schulman / guitar

A Positive Feeling

You know the feeling...
The gorgeous waterfall was taken in Costa Rica.

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Another Facebook Message

The influence of Latin in Jazz is so apparent in New York. And nothing better in NYC than beautiful Central Park


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Central Park

Groove a little bit with us.... Here's some original new Soul Jazz with the always superb Stephan "Pinner" Lipinski on guitar.  https://soundcloud.com/pinner  
Pinner's such a natural, and his wonderful rhythm playing and bluesy, jazzy guitar is just what the Broadway doctor ordered.  He's busting out his own great sound, capturing the NY and Philly masters including John Scofield, Pat Martino, George Benson, Robbin Ford  and Kenny Burrell.  We've now recorded almost  40 tunes together:  https://soundcloud.com/jamie-rhind/sets/smokin-with-stephan-stephan

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Broadway - with Stephan Lipinski / guitar

Smoothing this one out a little...Count Your Blessings

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Count Your Blessings

Reach For The Sky is one of those collaborations that brings it all together with great musicians and great friends.  A big project that in total was more than 1GB, this soulful original gives everyone a chance to make statements and a chance for some fine ensemble work too.  Scotland's highly versatile Annie Smart so emotionally adds her voice and harmonies, Germany's Georg Boehme is on Bari Sax on this track, and Spain's Sam Mendez plays the flute.  Both weave in and out between the vocals, and above the wonderful bass of Italy's Daniele Petrocchi.  And playing guitars is Daniele Turani, also of Italy.  Everyone's in such fine form and it all gels so beautifully.  Follow each of these great players and creators.

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Reach For The Sky - G Boehme / S Mendez / D Petrocchi / A Smart / D Turani / J 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.