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SUMMARY:Kurt Riback Trio
LOCATION:Bird & Beckett\, 653 Chenery St\, San Francisco\, CA 94131
DESCRIPTION:Lincoln Adler\, saxophone\nScott Foster\, guitar\;\nKurt Ribak\
 , bass \n$20 cover charge\; byob\nStudents $10\nFor a reservation\, call t
 he bookshop at 415-586-3733 \nKurt Rebak’s compositions signify his reac
 h for what happens when “Charles Mingus meets The Meters\, and they go t
 o Duke Ellington’s house to jam\, with Cachao and Thelonious Monk sittin
 g in.” \nKurt has shared the stage with circus performers\, preachers 
 and fire-breathing strippers\, but never all three at once. He’s perform
 ed in venues ranging from Yoshi’s to a club where someone stashed a load
 ed .45 in his bass bag. \nWhen Kurt was about four years old his mother f
 ound him dancing to the sound of the dishwasher. More conventional early m
 usical experiences included playing ‘cello and singing in the San Franci
 sco Boys Chorus\, which performed with the San Francisco Symphony and Oper
 a. \nKurt studied at UC Berkeley\, then earned a scholarship to Berklee Co
 llege of Music\, where he graduated with top honors. While at Berklee\, he
  spent many hours transcribing and absorbing the styles of bassists Paul C
 hambers\, Ray Brown\, and Charles Mingus\, and gained a love of compositio
 n and songwriting.  Early tunes reflect a strong Thelonious Monk influen
 ce\, while others reflect his love of the great bassist/composer/bandleade
 r Charles Mingus. Later tunes bring to mind Horace Silver\, Lee Morgan\, a
 nd the South African composer Abdullah Ibrahim. \nIn June 2012 Kurt was in
  an auto accident\, seriously injuring his left hand and forearm.  Thirte
 en operations later he resumed playing\, much to the surprise of some surg
 eons. Kurt notes\, “When I was hurt I learned how many people loved me\,
  cared about me. They say it takes a village to raise a child. It also tak
 es a community to heal someone.” In at least one of his tunes\, he chee
 rfully asserts that he’s not adverse to the restorative qualities of a g
 ood cocktail. \nKurt’s recordings are played on KCSM-FM\, KPFA\, KZSC\, 
 KZFR\, KKUP\, San Diego’s Jazz 88\, PRI and other jazz stations. He lea
 ds his group at venues throughout the greater San Francisco Bay Area and b
 eyond\, including sold-out appearances at Yoshi’s and SFJAZZ. His gr
 oup has also performed at the Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse\, San Franci
 sco Jazz Festival\, San Jose Jazz Festival\, Nor-Cal Jazz Festival\, Fillm
 ore Street Jazz Festival\, and Blue Note Napa…and Bird & Beckett. \nKurt
 ’s working trio with Lincoln Adler on saxophone and Greg Sankovich on pi
 ano dates back to associations made in his San Francisco Boys Chorus days 
 when he and Lincoln were members\, and his subsequent undergraduate years 
 at Berkeley when he and Lincoln encountered Greg. Greg and Lincoln co-prod
 uced Kurt’s last three records\, “PAST PRESENT FUTURE”\,”I Got One
  More!” and “ONWARD“. Greg will miss this Bird & Beckett date while
  he rehabs from surgery\, but guitarist Scott Foster\, a key figure on the
  Bird & Beckett roster\, will step in to sub. \n\nLINCOLN ADLER\, saxophon
 es. Lincoln started playing various musical instruments at the age of 5\, 
 eventually being drawn to the saxophone in high school. Lincoln became fas
 cinated by the power of music to communicate feelings across the boundarie
 s of language and culture. He developed his sound playing in Bay Area band
 s and refined his abilities at the Uni \nKurt studied at UC Berkeley\, the
 n earned a scholarship to Berklee College of Music\, where he graduated wi
 th top honors. While at Berklee\, he spent many hours transcribing and abs
 orbing the styles of bassists Paul Chambers\, Ray Brown\, and Charles Ming
 us\, and gained a love of composition and songwriting.  Early tunes refl
 ect a strong Thelonious Monk influence\, while others reflect his love of 
 the great bassist/composer/bandleader Charles Mingus. Later tunes bring to
  mind Horace Silver\, Lee Morgan\, and the South African composer Abdullah
  Ibrahim. \nLINCOLN ADLER\, saxophones. Lincoln started playing various mu
 sical instruments at the age of 5\, eventually being drawn to the saxophon
 e in high school. Lincoln became fascinated by the power of music to commu
 nicate feelings across the boundaries of language and culture. He develope
 d his sound playing in Bay Area bands and refined his abilities at the Uni
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