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.

That's not to say the Rippingtons' Wild Card is stomach-churning—just a somewhat limp rendition of the usual fare. Lead guitarist Russ Freeman's description of the album is commendable enough, ...

You can't get much more Rippingtons featuring Russ Freeman than a Rippingtons featuring Russ Freeman album featuring only Russ Freeman. ... That's the best part of the joke Freeman has played since he ...

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, ...

Smooth jazz hasn’t always been smooth, or even particularly jazz-like. And in recent years, the label has been more useful as a marketing tool than a description of the music it allegedly ...

The Rippingtons keep it smooth at Soiled Dove Underground. Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now. 39°F. Thursday, February 1st 2024 Home Page. Close Menu. News. Latest Headlines; ...

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 … ...

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 ...

The new album by the Rippingtons featuring Russ Freeman arrives March 10 from Peak Records; Blue Note/EMI compiles singer Cassandra Wilson's best covers of pop/rock hits on "Closer to You: The Pop ...

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 ...

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… ...