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Artist description
Trombonist, composer, web & music technologist |
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Music Style
Jazz |
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Musical Influences
Miles Davis, Sex Mob, Led Zeppelin, MMW, Aaron Copland, King Sunny Ade, Bill Frisell, Howlin' Wolf, Either/Orchestra, Dave Holland, Ornette Colman |
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Similar Artists
Either/Orchestra, Dave Holland, Sex Mob, Charlie Kohlhase, Ornette Colman |
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Artist History
Trombonist/Composer Rafe Lyford has been involved with music from a young age. He began playing trombone at the age of 10 and played in various jazz bands throughout high school. He received his Bachelor of Music degree from Lawrence University majoring in performance with a jazz emphasis and completed graduate work towards a master's degree in jazz studies and contemporary media at University of Rochester's Eastman School of Music.
Rafe has studied with Ken Schaphorst, Fred Sturm, Nick Keelan, and Mark Kellogg. He has performed with Marlena Shaw, John Medeski, New York Voices, the Dave Brubeck Quartet, Moore by Four, Charlie Haden, Sam Palafian, Benny Golson, and Kenny Werner.
Rafe currently resides in the Twin Cities, MN, where he performs regularly with a group comprised of musicians found on the CD called the Things Quartet. He also works as a web designer/webmaster with a great interest in converging web and music technologies. He continues to compose.
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Group Members
Max Wendt, Scott Van Domelen, Matt Netter, Jim Guckenberg, Bret Lobben |
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Instruments
soprano, alto, & tenor saxophones, trombone, upright bass, drum set, percussion |
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Albums
Kind of Intrinsic |
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Press Reviews
"Rafe has composed and recorded a CD of groovy, low-key jazz."
~ Des Moines CityView Newspaper |
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Location
St Paul, MN - USA |
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