Legendary Jazz Bassist, Educator & Composer Rufus Reid on the 2024 Wharton Arts Gala Lifetime Achievement Award
Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Legendary Jazz Bassist, Educator & Composer Rufus Reid on the 2024 Wharton Arts Gala Lifetime Achievement Award .. On Thursday, March 7, 2024, Wharton Arts will honor award-winning jazz force with its Lifetime Achievement Award at its Annual Gala. An active presence in the jazz world since the 1970s, he has recorded over 500 albums and 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, and Jack DeJohnette, among others. His reputation as…
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