Running From Bears at The Century Room

April 6, 2024

Running From Bears performs at The Century Room @thecenturyroom in Tucson, AZ May 19, 2023.

Running From Bears is one of the leading creative jazz ensembles in the Southwest. Formed in 2009, this eclectic Phoenix-based sextet is known for adventurous compositions, imaginative arrangements including live jazz mash-ups, and exhilarating improvisations.

On the evening:

Eric Rasmussen - alto saxophone @erassax
Adam Roberts - tenor saxophone @adam.roberts
Keith Kelly - tenor saxophone @a_grand_apparatus
Ray Lebert - guitar @raystaypaidnasty
Ben Hedquist - bass @ben.hedquist.bass
Ryan Anthony - drums @ryan.anthony.music

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Running From Bears

October 10, 2023

Running From Bears performed at The Nash Jazz Club @thenashjazz August 26, 2022.

On the evening:

Eric Rasmussen @erasax - alto saxophone
Adam Roberts @adam.roberts - tenor/soprano sax
Keith Kelly @a_grand_apparatus - tenor/baritone sax
Ray Lebert @raystaypaidnasty - guitar
Ben Hedquist @ben.hedquist.bass - bass
Ryan Anthony @ryan.anthony.music - drums

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Running From Bears at The Lost Leaf

March 13, 2023

Running From Bears performs at The Lost Leaf Phoenix - March 14, 2022. Running From Bears is one of the leading creative jazz ensembles in the Southwest. Formed in 2009, this eclectic Phoenix-based group is known for adventurous compositions, imaginative arrangements including live jazz mash-ups, and exhilarating improvisations. Featured on the evening:

Keith B. Kelly - Tenor Saxophone - @a_grand_apparatus
Eric Rasmussen - Alto Saxophone - @erasax
Ben Hedquist - Bass - @ben.hedquist.bass
Ryan Anthony - Drums - @ryan.anthony.music

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Keith Kelly and Ask Not at The Lost Leaf

March 9, 2022

Keith Kelly and Ask Not celebrate their record release “Out of Hope, We Remember” and perform experimental jazz at The Lost Leaf Phoenix.

On the evening: Keith Kelly - saxophone/flute/bass clarinet, Alex Oliverio - guitar, Ryan Ferreira - guitar, Brett Reed - vibraphone, Ben Hedquist - bass and Connor Sample - drums.

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Running From Bears

January 12, 2022

Running From Bears at The Nash Jazz Club entertained The Nash guests with adventurous compositions, imaginative arrangements including live jazz mash-ups, and exhilarating improvisations.

Formed in 2009, the group’s most recent album is Maul of America (2017), released on the Edgetone label.

On the evening: Eric Rasmussen - alto saxophone, Adam Roberts - tenor/soprano sax, Keith Kelly - tenor/baritone sax, Jeff Libman - guitar, Ben Hedquist - bass and Ryan Anthony - drums.

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Brett Reed on vibes with Union32 at The Nash Jazz Club - Joseph Berg live jazz photography.

Union32 plays Sticky Fingers - Coronavirus Quarantine Edition

July 5, 2020

Here is a coronavirus / quarantine, never before seen image set from May 18, 2018 of Union32 at The Nash Jazz Club.

Led by Dr. Brett Reed (vibraphone) Union32 explores the rich musical traditions of various jazz composers and genres. Whether playing the music of west coast jazz giants like Cal Tjader and Dave Brubeck or creating original jazz arrangements of The Stones iconic Sticky Fingers record, Union32 presents vibrant and thrilling instrumental jazz music.

The revered ambiance of Muscle Shoals Sound Studio in Alabama is the birth place of The Stones 1971 album, Sticky Fingers. Drawn there by the power of the R&B records that were flowing out of that studio the band ultimately would craft a wide ranging collection of tunes, from the country inspired Wild Horses to the gut punch that is Brown Sugar. Union32’s look at this iconic album visits every tune, painting with broader brushes – more introspective and concerned with ambience than the originals bar room brawling style.

Keith Kelly - tenor saxophone, Adam Roberts - saxophone, Brett Reed - vibraphone, Bailey Zick - bass, Ryan Anthony - drums. Joseph Berg Photography - for the best in live jazz images.

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Brett Reed on vibes with Union 32 playing Scandinavian Jazz at The Nash Jazz Club - Joseph Berg Live Jazz Photography

Union 32 Plays Scandinavian Jazz

August 15, 2019

Scandinavia has been home to trailblazers in the world of jazz since the 1970s. Characterized by “stark” tones, allusions to natural sounds, and folk music influences, jazz with a “nordic sound” has a distinctive style. Union 32 vibist Brett Reed: “This music is hauntingly simple and beautiful, while also not being much like the American jazz we are accustomed to – it has now been a big influence on our other writing and arranging.”

Union 32: Keith Kelly - saxophone, flute; Brett Reed - vibes, percussion; Jeff Libman - guitar, Ben Hedquist - acoustic bass; Ryan Anthony - drums.

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