Two-time Grammy-nominee, bassist and educator, Rufus Reid has enjoyed a long career working with a wide variety of musicians including Dexter Gordon, Eddie Harris, Nancy Wilson, J.J. Johnson, Freddie Hubbard and other giants of jazz. A new, exciting pursuit for Reid is composing, and although he’s been doing it for over 25 years, he’s been playing much longer, so he considers composing a new part of his life, and something that has made him look at music differently and play differently. Instead of thinking of the note he’s about to play, he thinks about the bigger picture and the shape of the piece.

Now, with his CD,Celebration, Rufus Reid has fulfilled a dream to record his compositions with strings.