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 an educator is equal to that of his musical achievements. We get into his honor, his roots, educator, Kansas City and so much more. Dig it ..   For More Neon Jazz Interviews: Subscribe via Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/c/neonjazzkcSubscribe via iTunes/Apple - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/neon-jazz-interviews/id546432639Subscribe via Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/4gAltD2kVLq8uNkpSFtkm0 The Home of Neon Jazz: http://theneonjazz.blogspot.com/ Contribute to Neon Jazz via PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=ERA Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.