Biography
Consummate jazz bassist and educator Rufus Reid is recognized for his emphatic, burly, yet understated style. He's at home on both driving post-bop albums and numerous standards session and studio dates. Emerging in the 1970s with Eddie Harris, Reid has played with such luminaries as Dexter Gordon, Thad Jones, J.J. Johnson, Art Farmer, and John Mayer. His own diverse recordings as a leader include 2003's quintet date The Gait Keeper and 2011's tr...Read more