Rufus Reid Quartet Jazz Show

Thu Oct 02 2025 at 07:30 pm to 09:30 pm UTC-04:00

315 W. Michigan Ave, Kalamazoo, MI, United States, Michigan 49007 | Kalamazoo

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Rufus Reid Quartet Jazz Show
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Rufus Reid – bass
Rob Dixon – saxophones
Steve Allee – piano
Kenneth Salters – drums
Rufus Reid is one of a handful of true renaissance figures in the Arts. This bassist and composer has been an active presence in the jazz world since the 1970’s. He has recorded over 500 albums, 25 under his own name, with Terrestrial Dance and Always In The Moment released in Vinyl by Newvelle Records. The 2022 CD release, Celebration, features the jazz trio with a string quartet. Reid can be heard on recordings with Dexter Gordon, Andrew Hill, The Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Quartet, Kenny Barron, Stan Getz, J.J. Johnson, Lee Konitz, Jack DeJohnette and many others.
Reid has written for strings, chamber ensembles, solo bass, jazz ensembles of varying sizes and symphony orchestras and has had the privilege of having all of them performed.
His reputation as an educator is equal to that of his musical achievements. His book The Evolving Bassist (Myriad Limited, 1974) remains the industry standard for double bass methodology. Reid and Dr. Martin Krivin created the Jazz Studies and Performance Bachelor of Music Program at William Paterson University. This program offered the first professional academically accredited Bachelor of Music in Jazz Studies in the NY, NJ, CT tri-state area.
He has received the prestigious John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship and the MacDowell Colony Grant among others. His 2014 release, Quiet Pride – The Elizabeth Catlett Project, received two Grammy Nominations; for Best Large Jazz Ensemble and for Best Instrumental Composition.
Show Date: Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025
Show Time: 7:30pm
Tickets:
Advance $20 Adult / $10 Student
Day of $25 Adult / $15 Student
Doors Open: 6:30p
Thank you to the John Stites Jazz Awards for generously supporting this series.
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