Rufus Reid Interview
July 29, 2019
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Jazz Bassist Rufus Reid is a true legend of Jazz Bass. He’s one of the most recorded Jazz Bassists in history and has worked with the who’s who of jazz including Dexter Gordon, Stan Getz, Kenny Barron, Bobby Hutcherson, Mulgrew Miller, The Thad Jones Mel Lewis Orchestra Eddie Harris and many others. We talk about his life from his early beginnings on trumpet and joining the Air Force to his study of classical bass technique and his life in Chicago. We also talk about his move to New York and his eventual journey into Jazz Education and composition. Rufus Reid is the winner of many awards including the Guggenheim Fellowship for Jazz. He’s written one of the standard books for jazz bass called The Evolving Bassist. Rufus Reid is a really knowledgeable guy and he tells some really great stories.
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