I pulled together this collection of tunes I've recorded that speak to where my heart is now.  Many incredible musicians from all over the world have joined me on so many of these tunes.   

Hope you enjoy the mood we create, the variety of world styles and sound, the sensitivity and creativity of the players, and use it for needed times of relaxing.  

Be extra cautious.  You can't see this stuff.  We MUST lay as low as possible.  That's the extreme reality and truth.  Thanks to all, some here with whom I have recorded, who are serving on the front lines.  Please feel free to share the music with anyone who might enjoy and appreciate it.

Thanks to all who have recorded these with me, and to so many who have been listening:
Tom Adams
Joe Bongiovanni
Mirko Borach
Rients Draaisma
Groovecloud
Irina
Stephan Lipinski
Master Tony D
Sam Mendez
Scott Nelson
Al Schulman
Annie Smart
Hidefumi Suzuki
Vocaletti
Dan van den Berg

and I have to add more

We'll Get There Together - Everyone ... Be EXTRA Cautious

Grateful to these incredible guitarists who have joined me over the last few year, creating some highly memorable moments: 
Tom Adams / Nanny Assis / Joe Bongiovanni / Mirko Borach / Anthony Cheez Chessells / Bill Clark / Alec DeCaprio / Rients Draissma / Giuliano Ghisi / Ronson Heimdal / Audric Jankauskas / Stephan Lipinski / Scott Nelson / Mike Orzek / Marco Oversteegen / Daniele Petrocchi / Aleck Rand / Iarina and Andrei Rosulescu / Craig Schmoller / Al Schulman  / Michael-Louis Smith / Hidefumi Suzuki / Ian Tait / Les Thomas / Daniele Turani / Justin Valente / Dan van den Berg

Guitar World - Great Soundcloud Guitarists

Stand Up

Both the US and the rest of the world will be influenced forever by tomorrow's US election.  This collection includes so many of my favorite musicians, who have joined me the last year, as we have felt together the unrest, the lies and deceit from our current Republican administration.  The world deserves better.

VOTE THEM ALL OUT

Donald Trump Blues

Almost 4,000 deaths a day from COVID and now a storming of our US Capital.
Civil Unrest...

Civil Unrest

Some wonderful guitar work on these recent originals from 2021...
I'm so fortunate to be able to create with each of these musicians

HOT Guitarists 2021  - Jankauskas / Smith / Adams / Lipinski / Bongiovanni / Glavchovski / Borach

On the Edge - Harry Jacobson / Jamie Rhind

Jamie Rhind Jazz Collection 2

Out East - Jacobson / Boehme / Schulman / Taverna / Petrocchi /Parraga / Rhind

Gotta give it up again for the superb Harry Jacobson and Daniele Petrocchi.  Their guitar and bass playing steal the show on our fusion original, Street Life.  Harry created and plays his chromatic octave theme on the synth guitar and Daniele plays down below with his beautiful sound and taste.  Brilliant guitar playing from each.  Follow their superb galleries:

https://soundcloud.com/harry-jacobson
https://soundcloud.com/daniele-petrocchi

Mask up and be well.  We gotta get through this.  Get your shots as soon as you can.

Street Life - Harry Jacobson / Daniele Petrocchi / Jamie Rhind

There Is Hope

A hard swinging jazz quartet with the wonderful Georg Boehme on tenor sax.  We released this earlier with Pinner joining on guitar.  This version was done before he sent over his stuff and it sounded so good it deserves a full listen.

https://soundcloud.com/georg-boehme

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

We Gotta Bring This Together - Georg Boehme / Jamie Rhind

The blues comes to life here with three outstanding musicians joining me on our original groover Flight Time.  The head sounds so great with all the harmonies from Georg's multiple bari sax lines - almost a big band sound -  Harry's tight layers and Manuel's beautiful bouncing bass.  Harry kicks into a little electricity and we all sit back to groove.  Follow these superb players.  Always a thrill to be with each of them and great to have the world sound....  Harry's from Philly, Georg from Cologne and Manuel from Sardinia.  
https://soundcloud.com/harry-jacobson
https://soundcloud.com/georg-boehme
https://soundcloud.com/manuel-muzzu

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Flight Time - Harry Jacobson / Georg Boehme / Manuel Muzzu / Jamie Rhind

A jazz original with the wonderful Georg Boehme again on baritone sax.   Georg's expressive warm and longing sound here reflects the title so well.  Check out his extensive gallery of woodwind goodness:  https://soundcloud.com/georg-boehme
And here's a playlist of the almost 30 tunes we have recorded together:  https://soundcloud.com/jamie-rhind/sets/grooving-with-georg-boehme

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

It Didn't Have To End This Way - Georg Boehme / Jamie Rhind

Here's a feel good soul jazz original with a wonderful world lineup of such talented musicians and friends.  Joining me are:
Georg Böehme - baritone sax
Louis Taverna - guitar
Daniele Petrocchi - bass
Sergio Parraga - congas
Follow each of these players to hear more of their sounds and creations:
https://soundcloud.com/georg-boehme
https://soundcloud.com/louis-taverna
https://soundcloud.com/daniele-petrocchi
https://soundcloud.com/sergioparraga

Thanks as always to the players and also for your generous time listening, for your comments and for your shares

Souled Out - Georg Boehme, Louis Taverna, Daniele Petrocchi, Sergio Parraga, Jamie Rhind

More goodness with the wonderful Stephan "Pinner" Lipinski pushing it on guitar.  Love what Stephan brings to all musical situations and his playing on Pinner Pinner sets the table for our original blues.  

Follow his serious guitar work here on SoundCloud:
https://soundcloud.com/pinner 

and for a large playlist of the 100+ tunes we have recorded together https://soundcloud.com/jamie-rhind/sets/smokin-with-stephan-stephan

Pinner Pinner Chicken Dinner - Stephan Lipinski / Jamie Rhind

Harry Jacobson joins Daniele Petrocchi and me on our original tribute to John Coltrane, Trane Wreck.  Coltrane and his quartet's sound with McCoy Tyler was so important in the 60s and together we explore some uptempo modal grooves and modes that drove Trane's seminal work with McCoy.  Harry's a teacher's teacher and brings the very finest sound to the Cloud.  Daniele's a monster electric bass player and musician and  lays down some beautiful bass lines and soloing too.  Sit back and smile:)

Follow these superb musicians and players:
https://soundcloud.com/harry-jacobson
https://soundcloud.com/daniele-petrocchi

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Trane Wreck - Harry Jacobson / Daniele Petrocchi / Jamie Rhind

Our fusion original Diminishing Returns gives guitarist Lou Taverna a chance to strut his stuff again.  Spectacular guitar soloing across and around the diminished and whole tone scales taking the music into the stratosphere.  Love his contributions and playing.  Check out his wonderful gallery of originals:  https://soundcloud.com/louis-taverna

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Diminishing Returns - Louis Taverna / Jamie Rhind

Today marks the opening day of our critical House of Representatives hearing into the US's January 6th Insurrection and riots to assess the many people who were responsible for this unimaginable and dark day in US history, to bring them ALL to justice, and to make sure that this never can happen again.

Washington Blues

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

Some new funky soul jazz to lift the spirits during these challenging times

Selling Your Soul

Mixing it up a little here with three other wonderful musicians on our original, Chill Down.  SuCole is a fine Spanish jazz vocalist, and she scats to the Weather Report inspired instrumentals.  Spanish percussionist Sergio Parraga joins again with his grooving latin beats and New York's Jon Lock anchors the great bass:

SuCole:  https://soundcloud.com/user-609550318
Jon Lock:  https://soundcloud.com/jon-lock-5
Sergio Parraga:  https://soundcloud.com/sergioparraga

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Chill Down - SuCole / Jon Lock / Sergio Parraga / Jamie Rhind

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

It is a special treat for me to have Anthony Chessells  https://soundcloud.com/anthony-chessells join me on this jazz rock original.  Anthony is from Melbourne, Australia, is one of my favorite guitarists on SoundCloud, and one of the very finest of the many I have recorded with here.  If you love serious musicianship and a progressive guitar sound, Anthony is one player that you just must follow.

I first heard Anthony and was floored by his compositions, by his superb rhythm, his sense of melody and harmony, and for the energy that he brings to each of his tunes.   This is a player who has deep understanding of music and recording, and an appreciation of progressive drums, keyboards and fusion.   You may remember Anthony's outstanding solo on my recent Miles Davis tribute For Miles, and he here has added so much harmony, sound and superb soloing to our collaboration of Flying High.   Take this one through to the end ... it is a special tune for us.  Thinking you will really enjoy it.

Thanks so much for your time listening, your comments and your shares.  

Here's Flying High....with Anthony "Cheez" Chessells.

BUY JAMIE'S MUSIC

Flying High - with Anthony CHeeZ Chessells

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

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A Walk in Madrid

Every deck has a joker.  But this isn't a card game...

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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

So special to be able to play with St. Louis' fantastic jazz fusion guitarist Bill Clark and Germany's Mirko Borach on bass.  This original, named for one of my favorite rock bands Deep Purple, showcases Bill's aggressive sound and approach to rock and fusion.  Follow him here on SoundCloud https://soundcloud.com/bill-clark-music and also check out his latest album Promised Land, with his fusion band  http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/billclark1  .  Mirko https://soundcloud.com/stringburner is of course no stranger to SoundCloud, and we've done over 20 tunes together now, including this rocker, where he just nails every note and anchors it with his big sound and phrasing.  Thanks to both of these outstanding musicians for their contribution. 

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Purple Phase - with Bill Clark / guitar and Mirko "Stringburner" Borach / bass

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

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

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

back with the wonderful Alec DeCaprio's soulful guitar sound, on our original Getting Down to Business.  Alex understands the blues so well, bringing such a deep approach to the music.  His super soulful phrasing is something that is rare.  Alec is a budding guitarist, an elite springboard diver, and just a freshman at Harvard University in Boston.   Here's a link to his YouTube channel:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2XvW8Za1u9oK-zp5Ni8a0g

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Getting Down To Business - Alec DeCaprio / Jamie Rhind

For All the Children of the World ...May they live in a Safe World
Available for Purchase on Bandcamp

A Little Bit Of Sunshine-------Jamie Rhind with Grooveclowd

How great to be listening to the great Joe Bongiovanni play the blues!  Joe tears this original up, with the super soulful sound he is so well known for.  Several times Joe has been a finalist in the World Championship of Blues, in Memphis.   You'll hear why with his opening phrasing and sound.  Follow more of Joe's great playing:  https://soundcloud.com/joe-bongiovanni

And for a great playlist of the 20+ tunes we have recorded together:  https://soundcloud.com/jamie-rhind/sets/jammin-with-joe-bongiovanni-1

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

You're Messing WIth My Heart - Joe Bongiovanni and Jamie Rhind

Tom Adams is back! Check out his wonderful blues guitar work over our original, Back in the Saddle.  Tom is a SoundCloud blues legend, and it's been way too long since we threw something down.  Follow his serious blues playing:  https://soundcloud.com/user-342548892 And for a playlist of the almost 50 tunes we have recorded together:  https://soundcloud.com/jamie-rhind/sets/tearing-it-up-with-tom-adams-1

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Back In The Saddle - Tom Adams and Jamie Rhind

The Netherland's incredible Rients Draissma tears up our blues rock original Change It Up.   He's simply one of the finest guitar players we've heard, pushing sound, rhythm and harmony.   Check out Rients' superb jazz-rock fusion guitar and arrangements:  http://www.rientsdraaisma.com - his latest album Guitales is simply burning http://www.rientsdraaisma.com/shop-guitales/, and follows up on so many Tribal Tech and Weather Report influenced compositions:  https://soundcloud.com/rients-draaisma.  Also check out his iJam album, of heavy fusion burners.
I've been fortunate to have recorded a number of tunes with Rients, among some of my favorites here on SoundCloud. 

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

Change It Up - Rients Draaisma / Jamie Rhind

A new blues rock original, We Need A Change.  Joined here by the super soulful vocals and lyrics of Annie Smart, and fine blues inspired guitar playing of Alec DeCaprio.   Annie's such a complete musician, having grown up in a truly musical family that has been carried on for generations.  She's now a choir director and piano teacher, and has created such great lines and harmonies to tell the story.  Alec's only 21, yet years ahead in his maturity and vision.  Follow these fine musicians and friends:
Annie Smart:  https://soundcloud.com/annie-smart-1
Alec DeCaprio:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2XvW8Za1u9oK-zp5Ni8a0g

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

We Need A Change - Annie Smart / Alec DeCaprio / Jamie Rhind

Things are a mess.  We have to do better.  We need unity.

You're Tearing Us Apart

Complicit

Get Out The Vote.  Time for a big change.
Joined here on our soul jazz original with the formidable Georg Boehme on Bari sax and Les Thomas on guitar.  Follow these guys great playing and creating:
https://soundcloud.com/georg-boehme
https://soundcloud.com/les_thomas

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

Get Out The Vote - Georg Boehme / Les Thomas / Jamie Rhind

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

We're coming to a close in the most difficult 2020.  Some original blues rock with Tom Adams seems most appropriate.  This one has a Genesis sound in parts - not sure how but it does.  To go back to Tom, he's a hired gunslinger but for some reason he never asks for cash.  But he's on the money again with this one.  If you're not following Tom you should check him out!: https://soundcloud.com/user-342548892
And for an extensive playlist of our 60 tunes together:  https://soundcloud.com/jamie-rhind/sets/tearing-it-up-with-tom-adams-1

Be safe, be well, and let's keep things rolling into the new year.  
Thanks to so many for your generous time listening, for your comments and for your shares.

Long Way Home - Tom Adams / 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

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It's Not What It Seems - Audric Jankauskas / 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

A cool rock/fusion tune by Jamie Rhind 
Guitars - HJ
All else J R

On The Edge - Jamie Rhind / Harry Jacobson

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.