Stand Up

Complicit

Civil Unrest

Always gotta love what Barcelona's Santi-Caballero Mendez does and with Friction, his tenor playing here cuts through the heavy Hammond organ.  We're feeling so much tension  all over the world, and this one captures a little of it. Follow Sam's great sax and flute work here: https://soundcloud.com/santi-caballero And for an extended playlist of the recordings we have together:  https://soundcloud.com/jamie-rhind/sets/swinging-with-santi-caballero
Thanks as always for your generous time listening, for your comments and for your shares.

Be well.  Mask up

Friction - Sam Mendez / Jamie Rhind

Some heavy original funk rock here again.  Joined by three great players - the super funky Stringburner on bass, rock guitarist exceptionale Daniele Turani on guitar, and young keyboard whiz Snuppuluppen on keys.  Exciting to get these guys together again.  The tune started out when I was playing with electric guitar patches on my keyboard, which have gotten so realistic now.  Worked through some power chords and got the players.  Mirko again sets up the deep groove, Will takes the great keyboard solo, followed by Daniele's electric guitar.  Cool music for uncool times.  Things are a mess here.
  
And check out more and follow these fine musicians: 
https://soundcloud.com/stringburner
https://soundcloud.com/snuppeluppen
https://soundcloud.com/danieleturani

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

Power Play - Mirko Borach / Will Paasche / Daniele Turani / Jamie Rhind

Joined by the wonderful trumpet of Andrew Morley on an original blues.  Andrew's a marvelous player and the purity of his tone says it all.  Check out and follow his jazz inspired performances, many of which he plays piano on as well:  https://www.andrewmorley.net https://soundcloud.com/user-605559559

Thanks as always for your generous time listening, for your comments and for your shares.  And keep those masks on, social distance and more, and VOTE.

Political Blues - Andrew Morley / Jamie Rhind

Stay low ... and vote.  We're getting Back to The Truth

Back To The Truth

Nothing is easy in our COVID 2020.  But we must all do our part.  That means masks, washing hands, social distancing...and voting.  Lives are depending on it.

Do your part...for the world

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

Do Your Part

This one's for those who have been taken.  Please do your thing - mask up, distance and wash your hands.  Caution at all times.  And prayers to those who are suffering and in need.

Vote.

Rest In Peace - for those we've lost in 2020

What's up these days?  We are just not doing it right, as despite the huge risks, way too many people aren't following the safety rules of masks and social distancing.  Our cover shot here is of a Miami Beach this summer.  No wonder the world is in trouble.
Joining me on our latin jazz original are the outstanding Stephan "Pinner" Lipinski on guitar and Georg Boehme on alto flute.  Georg just got his beautiful instrument this week and this is his first recording with it.  And how about the super tasty guitar work from Pinner?!!!  Follow these wonderful creative musicians and friends:
Stephan Lipinski:  https://soundcloud.com/pinner
Georg Boehme:  https://soundcloud.com/georg-boehme

Thanks as always for your generous time listening, for your comments and for your shares.  Mask up, social distance, wash your hands and let's get this all under control.  It starts with leadership.

What's Up These Days?  Stephan Lipinski / Georg Boehme / Jamie Rhind

Grooving together for fair Immigration on our Jazz Hop original, You Wish You Could.  Joined here with the soulful Joe Bongiovanni on guitar, the always funky Mirko Borach on bass, and my brother David Rhind laying down the fine trumpet sounds.  This one's about Donald Trump's promise to create a border wall to keep out immigrants, that hasn't quite come to fruition.  

Let's get the vote out.  We need a change.

For some great playlists with these friends: 
Joe Bongiovanni:  https://soundcloud.com/jamie-rhind/sets/jammin-with-joe-bongiovanni-1
Mirko Borach:  https://soundcloud.com/jamie-rhind/sets/stretching-it-out-with

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

You Wish You Could - Joe Bongiovanni / Mirko Borach / David Rhind / Jamie Rhind

Such an outstanding lineup of musicians from around the world on our original, We Gotta Beat This.  The Coronavirus continues to rampage every country, and it is up to all of us to do our parts to help slow it down.  Masks are essential and yet so many people do not wear them, despite the understanding of the science and how the virus is transmitted.

Joining me here are Mirko Borach on bass (Germany), Tony Chessells on guitar (Australia), Sam Mendez on tenor sax (Spain) and Annie Smart on vocals (Scotland).  Love what these musicians do individually and how they all help shape this essential message and music.  We hope you enjoy the music and also that you keep wearing masks, washing hands, social distancing and more.  It's up to everyone to get this beast under control and to get our communities back to safety.
Check out and follow these exceptional musicians:
Mirko Borach:  https://soundcloud.com/stringburner
Tony Chessells:  https://soundcloud.com/anthony-chessells
Sam Mendez:  https://soundcloud.com/santi-caballero
Annie Smart:  https://soundcloud.com/annie-smart-1

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

We Gotta Beat This - Mirko Borach / Tony Chessells / Sam Mendez / Annie Smart / Jamie Rhind

Bye Bye Blues

What a wonderful bari sax sound once again from Cologne's Georg Boehme on our original, We Have A Better Future.  It's been four years now and at long last we're changing leadership in the US, and will join other countries in the quest to slow down global warming, pollution and the out of control COIVD situation.  Love what Georg does, showing optimism and warmth with his beautiful playing.  Check out his website https://www.georg-boehme.de and his extensive SoundCloud gallery of music:  https://www.georg-boehme.de

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

We Have A Better Future Now  - Georg Boehme / Jamie Rhind

Our Latin original Let Me In is dedicated to those at the crossroads, who are making the attempt to immigrate to another country in search of a better life.  Joining me are the exceptional Georg Boehme and Sam Mendez on flute, Sergio Perraga on percussion, and Joe Bongiovanni on guitar.   Sam's on the left channel and Georg the right.  Just check out what they have to say:
https://soundcloud.com/georg-boehme
https://soundcloud.com/joe-bongiovanni
https://soundcloud.com/santi-caballero
https://soundcloud.com/sergioparraga

As we depart the cruel 2020 and into what also seems to be an unforgiving 2021, let us remember those less fortunate who seek greener pastures, despite the challenges...Let Me In

Be safe, be well.  And thanks as always for your generous time listening, for your comments and for your shares.

Let Me In - Georg Boehme / Joe Bongiovanni / Sam Mendez / Sergio Perraga / Jamie Rhind

It's more than a mess here.  Not only do we have almost 4,000 people a day dying from COVID here because of our current administration, but now we have TRUMP supporters storming our Capital and rioting, and all incentivized by you know who.

Red, White & Blues

As we move into 2021, best of health to all.  We have a fabulous group joining this original fusion tune, I'm Peached.  Takes significance here in the US and around the world.  We hope you enjoy the music.  On bass the always fired up Stringburner https://soundcloud.com/stringburner.  Calaminus https://soundcloud.com/calaminus is back adding his creative synth work.  Two serious fusion guitarists join the fun -  Pinner https://soundcloud.com/pinner opens with his right rhythm guitar, Vlad Glavchovski https://soundcloud.com/vlad-glavchovski has the wild opening solo, followed by Pinner's great sound and impressive playing.  Jahn Neu plays the haunting electric trumpet throughout the recording.

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

I'm Peached - Borach / Calaminus / Glavchovski / Lipinski / Neu / Rhind

The exceptional Michael-Louis Smith joins me on guitar on our fusion original WTF.  What a crazy 2021 we are already having here in the US, and our edgy music represents a little of the tension we are all feeling.  Mike's such a wonderful person and recording artist, and leads his killer jazz ensemble Brooklyn Circle:  http://www.mlsmusic.com
Follow him here on SoundCloud at https://soundcloud.com/michael-louis-smith

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

We'll get through this tension - somehow

WTF - Michael-Louis Smith / Jamie Rhind

Some heavy fusion for some heavy times...
Audric is the consummate musician, a musician's musician, and the top guitar expert in Philadelphia.  So I was again thrilled when he joins me here on our original, It's Not What It Seems.  With a handoff of the framework, Audric went to work - completely inspired - and turned it into this.   Not only the guitar, but additional keys, percussion, structure and ideas.   There's a lot to listen to here - from the spectacular initial guitar work to the harmonic structure and lines.  
And check out Audric's impressive galleries:
https://soundcloud.com/audric-jankauskas
https://soundcloud.com/audric-and-friends
The award winning photo of an ice cave in Iceland was taken by our son Tyler

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

It's Not What It Seems - Audric Jankauskas / Jamie Rhind

Fez is a legendary college friend from Hamilton...enough said.

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

A cool new recording with Stringburner and Santi-Cabillero - we're calling it A Fresh Start.  It's about the enthusiasm for the change here in the US and our opportunity now to move things forward addressing so many issues.  You'll hear the tension build and churn, as Mirko's beautiful moving fretless bass line moves the music and ear forward.  Sam's tenor playing is always moving and helps shape the sound, that is also a look back 50 years to when Coltrane was playing with McCoy.  
Follow these wonderful musicians: 
https://soundcloud.com/stringburner
https://soundcloud.com/santi-caballero
And for playlists of our music together:
https://soundcloud.com/jamie-rhind/sets/stretching-it-out-with
https://soundcloud.com/jamie-rhind/sets/swinging-with-santi-caballero

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

A Fresh Start - Mirko Borach / Sam Mendez / 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.