John Rae (musician)

John Rae (born June 8 in 1966 Edinburgh, Scotland) is a jazz drummer, composer and band leader.

Contents 1 Biography 2 Selected discography 3 References 4 External links

Biography

Rae recorded his first album at the age of sixteen with the acclaimed Scottish saxophonist Tommy Smith ^[1] and has subsequently recorded over 30 albums as a leader^[2] and side man, including two BBC Jazz Albums of the Year (2004 and 2003).^[3] As a leader Rae has recorded and toured internationally and recorded The Big If Smiles Again, Celtic Feet, Beware the Feet, Magic Feet and Miraculous Meetings.^[4]

From 2000-2003, Rae was the drummer for the Scottish National Jazz Orchestra ^[5] and was awarded a prestigious Herald Angel Award at the 2005 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Musical Director and composer for a specially commissioned and choreographed modern dance piece commissioned by the national school of dance in Scotland, Dance Base, this critically acclaimed production entitled Off Kilter^[6] was performed at the Edinburgh Festival Theatre and mixed Scottish traditional dancing with modern dance, hip-hop and traditional Indian dance. Part of this piece was performed at the opening ceremony of the Scottish National Parliament and in New York.

Rae has been involved with many groundbreaking Scottish groups including the:

• Giant Stepping Stanes : a ground breaking cross-cultural group bringing together modern jazz musicians with traditional Celtic musicians.
• Power of Scotland Big Band : a 17 piece big band featuring the cream of Scottish jazz musicians
• John Rae Collective seminal : 6-piece contemporary jazz group in the 1980s
• John Rae's Celtic Feet : A group that morphed from The Giant Stepping Stanes concept using traditional Celtic players and modern jazz players
• Afro Celtic Jazz Ensemble : contemporary group featuring a mixture of Scottish jazz musicians and Afro/American jazz musicians
• Magic Feet : 8 piece group featuring traditional Scottish musicians, Hungarian Gypsy musicians and jazz musicians
• Miraculous Meetings : An All-Star Balkan group with a jazz rhythm section

Rae is also a key member of the Brian Kellock trio and has performed with:

• Tal Farlow
• Joe Lovano
• Lee Konitz
• Ingrid Janson
• George Connigan
• Dave Liebman
• Maria Schneider
• BBC Radio Big Band
• Tony Scott
• Charles MacPherson
• Dave Berkman
• Sheila Jordan
• Art Farmer
• Ethan Iverson
• Jamie Cullum
• Warren Vache
• Findlay Macdonald
• Julian Arguelles
• Guus Janssen
• Buddy DeFranco
• Red Rodney
• Julio Pacheco
• Mark Murphy
• Pete King
• Scott Hamilton
• Jim Mullen
• Barney Kessel
• Kenny Wheeler
• Ken Paploskie
• Martin Taylor,
• Tommy Smith
• Vijay Iller
• Jessie Davies

Selected discography

• Warren Vache - Just Hold Me INN10
• Fionna Duncan - Body and Soul TentoTen records
• Ronnie Rae - Cradle to the groove TentoTen records
• Tommy Smith - Giant Strides G.R.P 322
• Martin Taylor - Change of Heart Linn AKD
• Spike Robinson- Stairway To The Stars Hep 03
• Tom Bancroft Orchestra - Tom Bancroft Caber 001
• Hue and Cry - Stars Crash Down EMI
• Brian Kellock Trio - Something's got to Give Caber 003
• Brian Kellock Trio - Live at Henry's Caber 020 (BBC Album of the Year 2003)
• Suzanne Bonnar - Empty Tables JB CD9001
• John Rae Collective - The Big If Smiles Again Caber 022
• John Rae's Celtic Feet - Celtic Feet Caber 010
• John Rae's Celtic Feet - Beware The Feet Caber 018
• John Burges - Urge to Burge Caber 011
• Findlay Macdonald - Findlay Macdonald Foot Stompin Records
• Colin Steele - Twilight Dreams Caber 021 (BBC Album of the Year 2004)
• Scottish National Jazz Orchestra - Kind of Blue, Sparticus Records
• Colin Steele – The Journey Home Caber 029

References

• Longley, Martin (2 May 2000). "Music sure to get those Celtic Feet tapping; Drummer John Rae, who brings his band to Birmingham tomorrow, talks to Martin Longley about his blend of traditional music and jazz.". The Birmingham Post (England) (Birmingham Post & Mail Ltd.). http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-61851705.html. Retrieved 2009-01-08. 
• Trapp, Roger (15 May 2004). "Jazz & Blues". The Independent (London) (Independent Newspapers (UK) Ltd.). http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-116629167.html. Retrieved 2009-01-08. 
• Fordham, John (3 September 2001). "Kellock/Rae: Pizza Express Jazz Club, London". The Guardian (London) (Guardian News and Media Limited). http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2001/sep/03/jazz. Retrieved 2009-01-08. 
• "Jazz on 3: Double Bill: John Law European Quartet/John Rae's Magic Feet". Radio 3 (BBC). 8 October 2004. http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/jazzon3/pip/bfmoz/. Retrieved 2009-01-08. 
• Mathieson, Kenny (15 November 2004). "Drumming up interest in Scots jazz". The Scotsman (Johnston Press Digital Publishing). http://www.scotsman.com/music/Drumming-up-interest-in-Scots.2580406.jp. Retrieved 2009-01-08. 
• "Scotland: Jazz". Scotland Cultural Profile (The Scottish Government and the British Council Scotland). 14 May 2007. http://www.culturalprofiles.net/Scotland/Directories/Scotland_Cultural_Profile/-5506.html. Retrieved 2009-01-08. 

External links

• John Rae official website
• Thick-Skinned Productions Ltd
• The Rae Family website

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