March 30, 2006, Baltimore, MD: The Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University is pleased to announce that jazz bassist and composer Rufus Reid will be performing as a guest artist on Thursday, April 20th and Friday, April 21st at 7:30 p.m. in East Hall at 17 E. Mt. Vernon Place as part of the series Peabody Explores... The Art of Improvisation. Reid will perform original music and arrangements with Peabody jazz bassists and jazz student small groups on Thursday and with the Peabody Jazz Orchestra under the direction of jazz faculty artist Michael Formanek on Friday. Tickets are $18, $10 for Seniors, $8 for Students with I.D. and available through the Peabody Box Office at 410-659-8100, ext. 2. The details of all Peabody Explores... events can be found online at www.peabody.jhu.edu/explores.
Reid is a prolific bassist whose name appears on countless hard bop, bebop, swing, and even some pop sessions. He has played with jazz notables such as Buddy Montgomery, Sonny Stitt, James Moody, Milt Jackson, Curtis Fuller, Dizzy Gillespie, Kenny Dorham, Dexter Gordon, Nancy Wilson, and Eddie Harris. After moving to New York in 1976, Reid played and recorded with Thad Jones and Mel Lewis. In the '80s, he recorded with Konitz, Ricky Ford, Jack DeJohnette's Special Edition with Kenny Burrell, a quintet co-led by Frank Wess and Art Farmer, and in duos with Kenny Burrell and Harold Danko. Reid has also co-led a group with drummer Akira Tana, called TanaReid.
About the Peabody Institute
Located in the heart of Baltimore's Mount Vernon Cultural District, the Peabody Institute was founded in 1857 as America's first music academy of music by George Peabody, considered to be America's first philanthropist. Today, the Peabody boasts a preeminent faculty, a nurturing, collaborative learning environment, and the academic resources of one of the nation's leading universities, Johns Hopkins. Through its degree granting conservatory and its community-based Preparatory music and dance school, Peabody trains musicians and dancers of every age and at every level, from small children to seasoned professionals, from dedicated amateurs to winners of international competitions. Each year, Peabody stages more than 150 major concerts and performances, ranging from classical to contemporary to jazz, many of them free--a testament to the vision of George Peabody. In 2007, Peabody will celebrate its 150th Anniversary, solidifying its role as one of the nation's leading sources of professionally trained musicians
Reid is a prolific bassist whose name appears on countless hard bop, bebop, swing, and even some pop sessions. He has played with jazz notables such as Buddy Montgomery, Sonny Stitt, James Moody, Milt Jackson, Curtis Fuller, Dizzy Gillespie, Kenny Dorham, Dexter Gordon, Nancy Wilson, and Eddie Harris. After moving to New York in 1976, Reid played and recorded with Thad Jones and Mel Lewis. In the '80s, he recorded with Konitz, Ricky Ford, Jack DeJohnette's Special Edition with Kenny Burrell, a quintet co-led by Frank Wess and Art Farmer, and in duos with Kenny Burrell and Harold Danko. Reid has also co-led a group with drummer Akira Tana, called TanaReid.
About the Peabody Institute
Located in the heart of Baltimore's Mount Vernon Cultural District, the Peabody Institute was founded in 1857 as America's first music academy of music by George Peabody, considered to be America's first philanthropist. Today, the Peabody boasts a preeminent faculty, a nurturing, collaborative learning environment, and the academic resources of one of the nation's leading universities, Johns Hopkins. Through its degree granting conservatory and its community-based Preparatory music and dance school, Peabody trains musicians and dancers of every age and at every level, from small children to seasoned professionals, from dedicated amateurs to winners of international competitions. Each year, Peabody stages more than 150 major concerts and performances, ranging from classical to contemporary to jazz, many of them free--a testament to the vision of George Peabody. In 2007, Peabody will celebrate its 150th Anniversary, solidifying its role as one of the nation's leading sources of professionally trained musicians
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