tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-183761932011-04-21T20:25:04.996-07:00Blog for Bassist and Composer - Reuben RogersJeffery Morsehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03431581762545385258noreply@blogger.comBlogger71100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18376193.post-1149433443769538942006-06-04T08:02:00.000-07:002006-06-04T08:04:03.770-07:00<img src="http://cdbaby.name/r/e/reubenrogers.jpg"><br /><br />Reuben R. Rogers has a natural penchant for story telling. And Rogers, himself, will be the first to tell you his skills have coalesced under the influence of his impressive contemporaries. <br /><br />Rogers' ability to transport the emotion of a piece into his accompaniment is akin to that of a fine woven tapestry, creating a blanket of rhythm and harmony that is welcomed by vocalists and instrumentalists alike. From a hard-hitting groove to a featherlike touch, with each interjection, Rogers echoes an affirmation of the soloist’s statement, rendering a musical conversation in which the narrative is smoothly passed.<br /><br />Click <a href="http://cdbaby.com/cd/reubenrogers">here</a> to check out Reuben's new CD.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/18376193-114943344376953894?l=reubenrogers.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeffery Morsehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03431581762545385258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18376193.post-1149433265986489202006-06-04T07:57:00.000-07:002006-06-04T08:01:05.996-07:00<img src="http://reubenrogers.com/assets/photos/press/web/ReubenRogers_03_72.jpg" width="30%"><br /><br />"After years of procrastination I've finally launched this site and recorded my debut CD!! Had a great time working on both!!"<br /><br />Click <a href="http://reubenrogers.com/">here</a> to check out ReubenRogers.com.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/18376193-114943326598648920?l=reubenrogers.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeffery Morsehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03431581762545385258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18376193.post-1142098739856740572006-03-11T09:37:00.000-08:002006-03-11T09:38:59.870-08:00<img src="http://www.cosmopolis.ch/payton1.jpg"><br /><br />At the Kaufleuten, the Nicholas Payton Quintet had to deal with some acoustic problems when it presented its traditional and post-bop jazz. During two hours, Nicholas Payton, trumpet, Tim Warfield, soprano and tenor saxophones, Anthony Wonsey, piano, Reuben Rogers, bass and Adonis Rose, drums, played eleven compositions, including two encores.<br /><br />Click <a href="http://www.cosmopolis.ch/english/cosmo13/payton.htm">here</a> to read more.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/18376193-114209873985674057?l=reubenrogers.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeffery Morsehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03431581762545385258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18376193.post-1139311889068248782006-02-07T03:27:00.000-08:002006-02-07T03:31:29.383-08:00<img src="http://www.onepaper.com/stthomasvi/vault/?p=1138080016,1"><br /><br />Reuben Rogers' career started at Addelita Cancryn Jr. High and has brought him to jazz lovers all over the world. The St. Thomas-born bassist has performed with modern jazz legends everywhere from the United States to Japan, but it was the public school music programs on St. Thomas that got him started. <br /><br />Click <a href="http://www.onepaper.com/stthomasvi/?v=d&i=&s=News:Local&p=1138080016#continue">here</a> to read more at the St. Thomas Source.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/18376193-113931188906824878?l=reubenrogers.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeffery Morsehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03431581762545385258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18376193.post-1132930925479665602005-11-25T06:58:00.000-08:002005-11-25T07:02:05.486-08:00The United Way St. Thomas-St. John’s 2005-2006 fundraising campaign kicks into high gear with a benefit concert featuring critically acclaimed “Jazz Diva” Dianne Reeves, alongside Virgin Islands’ own jazz artists Ron Blake and Reuben Rogers.<br /><br />The concert under the theme “Jazz For A Cause” takes place Saturday, January 21, 2006, 8 p.m. at the Reichhold Center for the Arts. United Way began its current fundraising campaign on October 1, 2005, with the goal of raising $800,000 by January 31, 2006. Proceeds from the jazz concert, a significant part of that campaign, will benefit all 13 United Way member agencies.<br /><br />Click <a href="http://www.unitedway.vi/news/2005/news2005-10-25.html">here</a> to read more.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/18376193-113293092547966560?l=reubenrogers.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeffery Morsehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03431581762545385258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18376193.post-1130457725247269302005-10-27T16:56:00.000-07:002005-10-27T17:02:05.250-07:00<img src="http://www.jazzwest.com/beth/mjf1999/images/ruebenrogers_t.jpg"/><br />Images from Monterey Jazz Festival 1999 by Beth Peerless.<br /><br />Click <a href="http://www.jazzwest.com/beth/mjf1999/reubenrogers.html">here</a>.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/18376193-113045772524726930?l=reubenrogers.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeffery Morsehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03431581762545385258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18376193.post-1130456729134109242005-10-27T16:44:00.000-07:002005-10-27T16:45:29.143-07:00Coming Soon.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/18376193-113045672913410924?l=reubenrogers.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeffery Morsehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03431581762545385258noreply@blogger.com1