Colescott Rubin Boston, MA [email protected]
PROFILE
Award winning internationally touring bassist, vocalist, entertainer, composer, arranger. Performs early jazz & blues, swing, soul & Doowop with a New Orleans flair, as well as related dance styles.
EDUCATION
Berklee College of Music, Boston, MA, Presidential Scholarship Graduation May 2020 – Bachelor of Music Performance & Professional Music (double major) – Member of Berklee Global Jazz Institute, directed by Danilo Perez Sept 2016-Dec 2018 – Berklee Study Abroad program in Valéncia, Spain Spring 2019
Portland State University, Portland, OR March 2011-June 2014
Currently studying with Bradford Gleim, Susan Hagen, Donna McElroy, and Phil Wilson. Past mentors include John Patitucci, Danilo Perez, Joe Lovano, Terri Lyne Carrington, Chuck Israels, John Clayton, Kenny Werner, John Lockwood, Glen Moore, & Dr. Thara Memory
PERFORMANCE EXPERIENCE
Festivals Satchmofest (Louis Armstrong Jazz Festival) in New Orleans, LA, with Garden of Joy August 2019 Formentera Jazz Festival, Spain, with Max Holm Trio June 2019 Berklee’s Beantown Jazz Festival feat. Catherine Russell (MD, bass, & vocal credits) Sept 2018 Reykjavik Blues Festival, Iceland, with Thorleif Davidsson of Kaleo March 2016, 2017 Berklee’s Beantown Jazz Festival, feat. Various Artists (emcee) Sept 2016 Buenos Aires Jazz Festival, Argentina, Delfina Cheb Sextet Nov 2016 American Independence Day Performance for the American Embassy of Iceland June 2016 Monterey Next Generation Jazz Festival (AMP) Spring 2013, 2014, 2015 Opened for Kurt Elling at PDX Jazz Festival (AMP) Feb 2015 Monterey Jazz Festival, with the American Music Program (AMP) Sept 2015 Portland Waterfront Blues Festival (AMP) feat. Charmaine Neville & others July 2017, 2015, 2014 Charles Mingus Jazz Festival, hosted by Manhattan School of Music (AMP) Feb 2015, 2014 Essentially Ellington Festival, hosted by Wynton Marsalis and May 2015, 2013 Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra (AMP)
Berklee College of Music European DIY Musician’s Conference in Valencia, Spain April 2019 Performance with Patrice Rushen for Berklee Valéncia’s Global Career Summit Jan 2019 Toots Thielemans Tribute w/ Berklee Global Jazz Institute April 2018 ft. message from Quincy Jones (vocals & producer credit) Phil Wilson Tribute, feat. Phil Wilson Feb 2017 Berklee Jazz Composition Orchestra feat. Terence Blanchard, Samuel Torres April 2016 Berklee World Strings feat. Kenny Werner, Peter Eldridge Sept, 2016 Berklee Global Jazz Institute Summit Concerts March 2017, 2018 Berklee Global Jazz Institute, various ensembles Oct, Nov, 2016 feat. David Gilmore, Joe Lovano Berklee Summer in the City shows feat. Colescott Rubin & Friends Summer 2017, 2018 Other Performances Monthly residency at the Burren with the Garden of Joy October 2019 to present Multiple performances in New Orleans, LA with Garden of Joy, incl. WWOZ Radio, August 2019 Spotted Cat, Buffa’s, etc. Multiple performances at Boston Swing Central 2019 Multiple performances in Moscow, Russia, with Moscow Ragtime Band, June 2019 incl. Kozlov Jazz Club (world’s #1 jazz club, acc. to Downbeat), and 1st Anniversary Celebration at Bix jazz club Multiple jazz club/swign dance performances in Valencia, Spain January-May 2019 Seattle Art Museum Gallery Opening performance for renowned artist Feb 2018 Robert Colescott, double bill with Julian Priester Private event for Boston Municipal Court Chief Justice Hon. Roberto Ronquillo, Jr. Dec 2018 at Edward W. Brooke Courthouse with Colescott Rubin Trio Chuck Israels Jazz Orchestra, multiple performances, OR 2014, 2015 Thomas More College Winter/Spring Swing Dances, NH 2015-2017 Opening act for Icelandic rock band Kaleo, various venues, Iceland 2016 Various American Music Program Benefit Concerts feat. 2013-2015 Esperanza Spalding, Bennie Maupin, Terrell Stafford, and George Colligan Sun Ra Centennial Tribute live show on KBOO Radio in Portland OR, with the May 2014 “Sonic Innovators” directed by David Ornette Cherry (producer, bass, & bass trombone)
AWARDS
Patrick Family Endowed Scholarship at Berklee College of Music 2015-2020 Charles Mingus Jazz Festival, at Manhattan School of Music (with AMP), 1st place band Feb 2015 Essentially Ellington Festival, hosted by Wynton Marsalis & Jazz at Lincoln Center, May 2015 (with AMP) 1st place band, Outstanding Rhythm Section, Outstanding Bassist Award Monterey Next Generation Jazz Festival (with AMP), 1st place combo Spring 2015
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Creativity & Improv workshops in Boston with nonprofit Bridge Over Troubled Waters Fall 2019 Private lesson instructor(bass, low brass, piano, theory, musicality) 2012-present Guest instructor/clinician at public school jazz bands in Portland, OR and Battleground, WA (Sellwood Middle School, Franklin High School, Battleground High School) 2014-2018 Visiting Artist Clinic at Reykjavik College of Music in Iceland Spring 2017 Visiting Artist Clinics at various music schools in Argentina(Buenos Aires & Córdoba) Fall 2016
OTHER EXPERIENCE
Berklee Internet Radio Network(BIRN) DJ/radio host for flagship jazz show Jan 2016-Dec 2017 Recording Session with Jeff Hamilton July 2017 Personal Assistant/Librarian to Chuck Israels 2013-2015 Personal Assistant to John Clayton Aug 2016 Librarian/Assistant for Esperanza Spalding, Leo Genovese, Dr. Thara Memory Dec 2014 for NYE show w/ Oregon Symphony at Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland, OR