Work Your Magic

On our new soul jazz original, Work You Magic, I'm joined by Stephan "Pinner" Lipinski grooving on guitar, and Jahn Neu's searching trumpet, as we navigate the blues.  I've done over 80 recordings with Pinner, and this one has me especially fired up over his sound, his drive and his superb playing.  In top form, Stephan pushes and pushes and his deep love for the blues comes through again.

My first recording with Prague's superb trumpet player and composer, and Jahn's sound here reminds me of Miles Davis, where the space becomes more important than the notes, and a unique sound the most important of all.  The listeners' ear searches for the beautiful trumpet sound, as Jahn's ambient, understated voice comes through softly, blending in so well with the groove behind it.

Follow these superb musicians and their own music:
https://soundcloud.com/pinner
https://www.youtube.com/user/pinsk94
https://soundcloud.com/kofein-1
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUq5n6md3B6rFVtuu54L8Ow?view_as=subscriber

And for a playlist of the 80+ tunes Stephan and I have recorded together:  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

Work Your Magic - Stephan Lipinski / Jahn Neu / Jamie Rhind

Some searing new blues with guitar master Tom Adams.  Check out Tom's simply awesome sound here on our original, What You Say?

Check out Tom's fabulous gallery of blues inspired tracks:  https://soundcloud.com/user-342548892
And for the extensive playlist of the almost 60 tunes we have recorded together:  https://soundcloud.com/jamie-rhind/sets/tearing-it-up-with-tom-adams-1

Happy Holidays to all - be safe, be well and here's to a better 2021.  We have a long road to go.

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

What You Say?     -     Tom Adams / Jamie Rhind

Just a little more groove.  Joined by the wonderful Stephan Lipinski on guitar...our 84th recording together:))

https://soundcloud.com/pinner
https://soundcloud.com/jamie-rhind/sets/smokin-with-stephan-stephan

Back Grooving - Stephan Lipinski / Jamie Rhind

Something about that birthday smile.  Joined here by Barcelona's finest, the wonderful Sam Mendez on tenor sax https://soundcloud.com/santi-caballero and Sergio Parraga on latin percussion https://soundcloud.com/sergioparraga
Follow these guys - Sergio is always sharing the finest fresh latin jazz

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

Birthday Smile - Sam Mendez / Sergio Parraga / Jamie Rhind

Pinner and I having some fun with some fresh beatbox grooves.  He's on fire again with our original jazz hop release.  Follow his superb playing:  https://soundcloud.com/pinner
And a playlist with our almost 90 tunes together:  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

Beatbox Grooving - Stephan Lipinski / Jamie Rhind

This is a good one:)

Thanks as always Stephan:  https://soundcloud.com/pinner
https://soundcloud.com/jamie-rhind/sets/smokin-with-stephan-stephan

What You Do To Me - Stephan Lipinski / Jamie Rhind

Some new goodness with the superb Al Schulman on guitar and Mirko Borach on bass.   How nice to have such musicians here joining me on our jazz original, Cosi Bello.  Both these guys so deeply involved in music and on so many levels. You won't find a single person who knows more about fine guitars than Al, and he's so humble too:).  We hope you enjoy the sound...
Be well, be safe and continue to mask up!

Cosi Bello - Al Schulman / Mirko Borach / Jamie Rhind

Check out Harry Jacobson's pro guitar work on our funk fusion original, On The Edge.  Harry's a senior faculty member of the National Guitar Workshop, teaching advanced students across many styles of play.  I love what he's done with his rhythm playing, his fills and his superb edgy and bluesy electric guitar soloing - contributing so much to the syncopation, groove and sound here.  Follow Harry's superb SoundCloud recordings and playing:  https://soundcloud.com/harry-jacobson.

On The Edge - Harry Jacobson / Jamie Rhind

Pinner and I've got that Friday feeling going here.  Love what he does:
https://soundcloud.com/pinner
And for a great playlist of our 90+ tunes together:  https://soundcloud.com/jamie-rhind/sets/smokin-with-stephan-stephan

Be well, be safe and keep those masks on.  

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

Friday Groove - Stephan Lipinski / Jamie Rhind

We're excited to bring some new hot fusion to SoundCloud.  World View includes so many of my favorite players here, coming together to create a sound that take me back to the wonderful epic days of Weather Report, one of the seminal instrumental bands of our lifetime.  Five simply superb musicians and friends helped bring this original to life - Germany's Mirko "Stringburner" Borach on bass, Spain's Sergio Parraga on percussion, the US's Stephan Lipinski on guitar, Spain's Sam Mendez on tenor sax, and Norway's Will Paasche joining me on keyboards.  And oh can they play.  Stringburner lays down such a fantastic, grooving bass line reminiscent of Jaco, Sergio brings his world percussion sound on Congas, Bongos and Timbale, Stephan Lipinski adds his inside out guitar work, Sam Mendez with his always beautiful tenor sax sound, and Will Paasche with the effortless synth solo.  I've jumped on a classic flanged Fender Rhodes sound that Weather Report's Joe Zawinul used so well to help create the syncopation and add to the churn.  We've captured an almost live sound over this modal fusion, letting the cats stretch out and let loose.  Love what everyone does here on this tribute to Weather Report and to their all world sound.
Follow each of these exceptional players:
Mirko Borach https://soundcloud.com/stringburner
Stephan Lipinski https://soundcloud.com/pinner
Sam Mendez https://soundcloud.com/santi-caballero
Will Paasche https://soundcloud.com/snuppeluppen
Sergio Parraga https://soundcloud.com/sergioparraga

We hope you dig this as much as we do.  Be safe, be well and mask up.

And thanks as always for your generous time listening, for your comments and for your shares.  This one's for you Tyler...

World View - Borach / Lipinski / Mendez / Paasche / Parraga / 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.