If guitarist Russ Freeman had followed his initial inclination for the Rippingtons’ new disc , “Topaz” (Windham Hill), it might very well have been the first all-acoustic record b… ...

Ed Gordon talks with Russ Freeman, founder of the jazz group The Rippingtons, about the band's new CD and DVD, Twentieth Anniversary, which marks their two decades of making music.

A smooth-jazz concert that doesn't entirely live up to its billing isn't necessarily a bad thing. Take, for example, the Rippingtons concert at the Rams Head Tavern in Annapolis on Wednesday night.

The Rippingtons: 20th Anniversary album review by Woodrow Wilkins, published on October 21, 2006. Find thousands jazz reviews at All About Jazz!

"I like to absorb musical cultures," said Freeman, whose compositional venture on the Rippingtons' latest album Topaz was inspired by a visit to Taos, N.M. An adobe town seated at the foot of the ...

Longtime fans of The Rippingtons are likely to react, on first listening to the group’s 25th anniversary release, with “Wow!” or “What?” Because this group, noted for … ...

Musicians don’t really become members of the Rippingtons. It’s more like they serve time there. The institution is still run by its founder and principal architect, Russ Freeman, who recruited ...

The Rippingtons, keyboardist Brian Culbertson and saxophonist Mindi Abair duly revealed the strengths and weaknesses of presenting contemporary instrumental music in concert. On this particular ...

Both the Rippingtons and the Craig Chaquico Band gave the audience of 1,250 the kind of easy listening gloss it wanted. This music was safe, didn’t stray far from home and was perfect for the ...