Steve Reid News

On paper it seems unlikely that a 64-year-old jazz drummer and the 27-year-old bright light of post-rock and hero to laptop-wielding hipsters everywhere might actually, you know, sound good together.

On paper it seems unlikely that a 64-year-old jazz drummer and the 27-year-old bright light of post-rock and hero to laptop-wielding hipsters everywhere might actually, you know, sound good together.

The next free Ben Neil-curated free show at the World Financial Center Winter Garden happens Tuesday .

"BEN NEILL is a composer, performer, and inventor of the mutantrumpet, a hybrid electro-acoustic instrument. via Brooklynvegan

“Wing Body Wing", and of the latter in the buried pulsation of "Swimmer”

As Four Tet, Kieran Hebden has been a chameleonic interpreter of genres. Using a cut-up and collage approach, he's bent folk music, jazz, and hip-hop into impossible shapes; each time we seem to draw a bead on ... via Pitchfork

Domino laptop wizard Kieran Hebden finally leaves the odd folktronica category behind in this latest EP, eschewing beat-driven hip-hop and jazz-infused free-form in favour of something akin to vintage techno or ... via Now Toronto

Sunday, June 1, 6:00am World Financial Center Winter Garden BANG ON A CAN MARATHON Returning to the Winter Garden for a third year, the Bang on a Can Marathon has redefined what contemporary music is, how it is ... via Brooklynvegan

Playing sideman to Rick Braun, Larry Carlton, Gato Barbieri, the Neville Brothers, and many others introduced guitarist/vocalist Steve Oliver to smooth jazz fans, but it was with Steve Reid's band that Oliver ... via WASH-FM

The electro-folk artist reveals more about other projects Four Tet , the electronic project of Fridge member Kieran Hebden , is set to release mini-album 'Ringer' on April 21. via NME.com

Four new tunes from the dude who calls himself Four Tet ? Sign me up, Domino . Yep, Kieran "Four Tet" Hebden will issue Ringer , a 32-minute, four song mini-LP due April 21 in the UK and May 6 in the U.S. on ... via Pitchfork

Jazz drummer Steve Reid has a rsum that would make most musicians wince with envy. via Broward-Palm Beach - News

Master drummer Steve Reid recorded his latest foray into experimental modern jazz in Senegal's capital city, whose life-teeming rhythms ultimately resulted in an extremely inspired effort. via XLR8R

Legendary jazz drummer Steve Reid and jack-of-all-electronic-trades Kieran Hebden have collaborated once again . via Pitchfork

Steve Reid - Published: December 24, 2007 A sell-out crowd and a standing ovation at the London Jazz Festival concert to launch Daxaar is a sure sign that veteran drummer Steve Reid is enjoying something of an ... via All About Jazz

“The first time I went to learn and this time I was just going to give and enjoy, and find out what new thing we could discover together.”

Forty years have passed since drummer Steve Reid journeyed for three years in Africa, learning the roots of rhythm with master percussionist Guy Warren and in the band of Fela Kuti. via All About Jazz