Album Review The Rippingtons: Built to Last. by Ernest Barteldes August 29, 2012. Bandleader, guitarists and songwriter Russ Freeman pulls no stops on the Rippingtons' 25th anniversary release, Built ...

The Rippingtons: 20th Anniversary album review by Woodrow Wilkins, published on October 21, 2006. Find thousands jazz reviews at All About Jazz! ... Although the group has been more stable in recent ...

Guitarist and bandleader Russ Freeman laughed as he considered the idea of an identifiable sound for his jazz group, the Rippingtons. “I remember a huge, longtime fan basically told me, ...

Since then, The Rippingtons have recorded 16 albums. Freeman said another will be recorded next year, due for release in 2009. There’s been a lot of consistency with the group, he said.

For six albums Russ Freeman has let the music do the talking as his band, the Rippingtons, pioneered an instrumental style that blends elements of pop, jazz and world-beat music.But after years of ...

The Rippingtons, Two Decades Later Ed Gordon talks with Russ Freeman, founder of the jazz group The Rippingtons, about the band's new CD and DVD, ...

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.

Last year, The Rippingtons celebrated their 20th anniversarywith a new album and tour. A year later, nothing has changed.”It doesn’t matter if we have a new CD to play from or not,&#822… ...

Grammy Award-nominated jazz musicians The Rippingtons will bring their award-winning music to Access Showroom at Aliante Casino + Hotel + Spa on Today, Feb. 18.

Guitarist Russ Freeman had no idea of the impact his group, The Rippingtons, would have on a new radio format called "smooth jazz", when they released their first album in 1987. The Rippingtons ...