Roswell Rudd
Roswell Rudd (born Roswell Hopkins Rudd, Jr. in Sharon, Connecticut, on November 17, 1935) was an American jazz trombonist. Although skilled in all styles of jazz (including dixieland, which he performed while in college), he is known primarily for his work in free and avant-garde jazz. Since 1962 Rudd worked extensively with Archie Shepp, a close friend.
Rudd participated in key free jazz recordings, notably with the New York Art Quartet, on the soundtrack recording for Michael Snow's 1964 film New York Eye and Ear Control, and Michael Mantler & Carla Bley's 1968 Jazz Composer's OrchestrA- Communications featuring Cecil Taylor, Don Cherry, Pharoah Sanders, Larry Coryell and Gato Barbieri. A major factor in Rudd's career has been his lifelong friendship with Steve Lacy and their numerous recordings and performances of the music of Thelonious Monk.
Rudd graduated from Yale University, and later taught music-ethnology at Bard College and the University of Maine. On and off for a period of three decades, Roswell Rudd assisted Alan Lomax with his world song style project and the wealth of information on the music of this planet inspired him to collaborate beyond the periphery of western music.
Rudd was a frequent visitor to the African nation of Mali, performing and recording with Malian musicians. His 2001 CD MALIcool, a cross-cultural collaboration with kora player Toumani Diabaté and other Malian musicians represented the first time the trombone had been featured in a recording of Malian traditional music.
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- Strength & Power by C. Michael Bailey
- August Love Song by C. Michael Bailey
- Strength & Power by Dan Bilawsky
- The Incredible Honk by Raul d'Gama Rose
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- Trombone Tribe by Raul d'Gama Rose
- Keep Your Heart Right by Fred Bouchard
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- Blown Bone by Clifford Allen
August 03, 2010
Roswell Rudd - Blown Bone (Emanem)
June 25, 2010
Programme Jazz Middelheim 2010 Complete with Cassandra Wilson and...
March 10, 2010
El Espiritu Jibaro: A Tribute to Yomo Toro with Roswell Rudd
December 19, 2008
Roswell Rudd / Lafayette Harris Duo Live at the Rubin Museum NYC
November 14, 2007
Sheila Jordan and Roswell Rudd Birthday Celebrations Nov. 17-18 at the...
October 25, 2007
Sheila Jordan and Roswell Rudd Birthday Celebrations! Nov. 17-18 at the...
April 23, 2007
Roswell Rudd and David Oquendo Harlem in the Himalayas at the Rubin...
January 09, 2007
Gary Lucas & Gods and Monsters Play with Special Guest Jazz Legend...
October 21, 2006
Roswell Rudd and Badma Khanda: the Mongolian Buryat Band 9-City Tour
October 16, 2006
Roswell Rudd & Badma Khanda's Mongolian Buryat Band Announce US Tour...