Abbey Rader (October 14, 1943) is an American avant-garde jazz drummer. Throughout his childhood and early career, he worked in New York City where loft jazz , bebop , and free jazz influenced him. He played and taught across Europe in the 1970s and 1980s and then returned to North America to create music that combines free jazz, martial arts , and Buddhism. He has recorded over twenty-five albums as a leader and has worked with Dave Liebman , John Handy , Billy Bang , Dr. L. Subramaniam , and Mal Waldron in a career spanning over four decades.
31-2129: Rader is a German surname and may refer to: People [ edit ] Abbey Rader (born 1943), American drummer Andrew Rader , Canadian aerospace engineer Brad Rader , American comic book writer Bruce Rader (born 1954), American broadcaster Daniel Rader , American professor Danny Rader (born 1981), American musician Dave Rader (disambiguation) , multiple people David Rader (born 1957), American football coach Dean Rader , American writer Dennis Rader (born 1945), American serial killer Don Rader (disambiguation) , multiple people Dotson Rader (born 1942), American playwright Doug Rader (born 1944), American baseball player Drew Rader (1901–1975), American baseball player Erich Raeder (1876–1960), German admiral Frank Rader (1848–1897), American politician Gary Rader (1944–1973), American army officer Howie Rader (1921–1991), American basketball player Jack Rader , American politician Jason Rader (born 1981), American football player Kevin Rader (disambiguation) , multiple people L. E. Rader (1864–1910), American politician Len Rader (1921–1996), American basketball player Lloyd E. Rader Sr. (1906–1986), American politician Marie Rader (born 1941), American politician Matthew Rader (1561–1634), Italian philologist Melvin Rader (1903–1981), American author Michael Rader , American actor Moira Rader , American politician Paul Rader (born 1934), American religious leader Paul Rader (evangelist) (1878–1938), American evangelist Peary Rader (1909–1991), American bodybuilder Randall Ray Rader (born 1949), American judge Richard Rader (born 1959), U.S. Virgin Island equestrian Stanley Rader (1930–2002), American attorney Stephanie Rader (1915–2016), American undercover agent William C. Rader (born 1938), American psychiatrist See also [ edit ] Rader, Missouri ,
62-705: A NYC friend, on trumpet. As Rader described, Mal often helped Rader put life's tribulations in perspective and encouraged him to play freely, to transform the energy he might be feeling by channeling it into his drumming. During this time, Rader started his Abbey Rader's Right Time band. He recorded several times with this band and established record label Abray Productions. He also became a touring clinician for Sonor and Tosco (later Sabian, see: UFIP ) cymbals, and taught at multiple universities in Germany. During his teaching, he frequently featured improvisational artists he worked with to teach how to improvise on music tracks
93-504: A band may play. Rader met his wife and raised two sons in Germany, and then moved to South Florida in 1989. In the 1990s and 2000s he recorded with David Liebman , putting out four CDs together. He then spent nearly five years with violinist Billy Bang in the Jazz Doctors. In this group, Rader replaced recently deceased Dennis Charles ; other band members included Frank Lowe on saxophone and bass player Ed Schuller . While doing
124-486: A community in the United States Rader's FFT algorithm , fast Fourier transform algorithm that computes the discrete Fourier transform of prime sizes Ræder [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with the surname Rader . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to
155-1089: A lot of polyrythmn between cymbals, bass drum, and snare drum", which he employs to play with other musicians to free himself from the original way of drumming and ultimately himself. Rader has recorded and performed with Laurindo Almeida , Billy Bang , George Bishop, Marion Brown , Cameron Brown, Sigi Busch, Marty Cook , Roy Cumming, Herman Foster , Joe Gallivan , Philip Gelb, Rainer Glas, Mack Goldsbury, Gunter Hampel , John Handy , Luc Houtkamp, Leonard Jones, Kidd Jordan , Peter Kuhn, Jeanne Lee , Bob Lenox, Marc Levin, David Liebman , Frank Lowe , Keshavan Maslak , Ron McClure , Kim Mikkelson, Peck Morrison , Peter Ponzol, Ed Schuller , Ken Simon, Dr. L. Subramaniam , Mal Waldron , David Wertman, Joerg Widmoser, Leszek Zadlo , and Joe Zeytoonian. In 1975, Rader met Reverend Sheng-yen , who would become his lifetime teacher and recurring influence in all aspects of his life. Through his Buddhist studies under Sheng-yen, Rader received Dharma name Guo Hsing, meaning "fruit of good fortune". Rader's practice involved many weeklong retreats at
186-593: A preference for playing "outside" music (for example, free improvisation) on tenor, because he closely associated the alto with his earlier study of classical repertoire, tone, and technique. Jordan performed and recorded with a wide selection of musicians in styles ranging from R&B to avant-garde jazz, including Ray Charles, Stevie Wonder , R.E.M. , William Parker , Alvin Fielder , Archie Shepp , Fred Anderson , Ornette Coleman , Ellis Marsalis , Cannonball Adderley , Ed Blackwell , and Cecil Taylor . In 2008, he
217-560: A problem for you. That's nothing for you." I played remarkably well that night. I said to Scoby, "Did you see those difficult charts I read?", and he said he couldn't read a note. So I learned something else about the spiritual power and the power of the mind." Rader recalls that hearing John Coltrane 's quartet with Elvin Jones at the Half Note Club was a moment that changed his musical expression to improvisation and searching for
248-604: A sound check for the Vision Festival in memory of Dennis Charles, Rader had the fortune of meeting Billy Higgins . Higgins was getting the stage ready for a drum choir and encouraged Rader to get his drum set, after which they began an impromptu drum performance. Later, Rader recorded "One for Jazz" with Bang and Lowe in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, NY. He spent much of his time touring the East Coast of
279-586: Is a recording of his live January 2014 radio performance on Evenin' Jazz with the Real Tracy Fields at WLRN Miami. The Message was named one of the Best of 2014 by Avant Music News. Before this, his quartet featuring John McMinn, Noah Brandmark and Kyle Motl released their second recording, Reach for the Skies a runner-up for Album of Year in 2013. Their first album, Live at PAX , was named one of
310-403: Is inspired by these practices to enter a state of "empty mind", which allow him to embrace spontaneity in life and music. Rader taught the first jazz drumming course at several universities in Germany during the 1980s. His teaching concentrated on rudiments to enable students to develop the facility to independently move their hands and feet. Each class had at least two drum sets where Rader and
341-564: The Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 1985. The French government bestowed him with their highest artistic award for his impetus as a visionary educator and performer. Jordan taught Donald Harrison and Branford Marsalis while the two were teenagers, and was an instructor at New Orleans Center for Creative Arts (NOCCA). As an instructor of jazz studies at Southern University at New Orleans, Jordan encouraged his students to pursue new approaches to traditional musical forms. One of Jordan's students
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#1732772134688372-483: The 1980s, he worked with alto saxophonist, John Handy ; violinist, L. Subramaniam ; and bassist, Sigi Busch. Handy encouraged Rader to play powerfully, asking him to play drum solos behind his saxophone as they toured Europe. Later, Rader spent five years in the Gunter Hampel Big Band that included Jeanne Lee and Marion Brown . Rader's next lesson came from playing with Mal Waldron and Marc Levin,
403-663: The Best of 2012. Abbey Rader was born in New Brunswick , New Jersey, and raised in the Bronx where he moved when he was six months old. His introduction to drumming began early, as his father was a band leader and drummer. Rader started playing traditional jazz gigs in the early 1960s, typically piano/bass/drum or saxophone/organ/drum trios, which exposed him to a variety of musicians that subtly influenced his style. His education went beyond music into spirituality. Rader met drummer Clarence "Scoby" Strohman while playing opposite
434-587: The Marin Rivers trio. Strohman introduced Rader to books like Light on the Path by Mabel Collins and Paramahansa Yogananda 's The Autobiography of a Yogi , which helped begin Rader's spiritual journey. Rader recalls an anecdote that touched his confidence as well. "My music reading skills were not very good, but Scoby had lots of faith in me. He stood behind me on the bandstand one night as I started to play acts with lots of music to read. Scoby said, "That's not
465-475: The Streets. His teachers were grandmaster Frank Ruiz and John Giordano. Lessons included vow making, bowing, and traditional meditation practices to focus the mind. By the early 1970s, Rader achieved a black-belt level and started studying under Rick "The Fireman" Joslin, a frequent performer at The World of Martial Arts show put on by Aaron Banks . His training then took on a "street-style" of self-defense without
496-509: The Temple of Enlightenment in Queens, New York, and as one of 130 on November 19, 2006 at Dharma Drum Retreat Center , both founded by Sheng-yen. His studies included Ch'an meditation that is focused on clearing the mind and embracing impermanence. Rader incorporated these practices in his style of improvised music. As explained by Rader, in an Avant Music News interview, "in music, if you have
527-543: The U.S, including Charleston, South Carolina, Atlanta, Georgia, and the Zeitgeist Art Center in New Orleans, Louisiana. Most recently, Rader has been performing with John McMinn, Noah Brandmark, Kyle Motl, and Kidd Jordan . These experiences, and his current performances, continue to influence Abbey Rader's style of music. He draws on his traditional jazz roots to create a "circular feeling...[with]
558-644: The album Palm of Soul in Brooklyn with William Parker and Hamid Drake . Jordan later returned to Orleans. In 2007, Kidd Jordan went west with Alvin Fielder and William Parker to play with Prince Lasha and John Handy in The Eddie Gale All Star band for the San Jose Jazz Festival . On November 7, 2010, Jordan was Inducted into The Louisiana Music Hall Of Fame in an event at Montrele's Bistro in New Orleans. In 2011,
589-513: The first album from his West Coast Quartet with Peter Kuhn, Kyle Motl and Drew Ceccato. His album, Reunion , was released on July 23, 2016 and is a recording of his live October 31, 2012 performance at PAX: Performing Arts Exchange in Miami, Florida. This was an improvised performance including Kidd Jordan , John McMinn, Kyle Motl, and Noah Brandmark. The Message , was released in August 2014 and
620-827: The idea of playing free improvisation , but was more profoundly affected by the free jazz of Ornette Coleman (who had previously performed in the area with blues bands). Jordan majored in music education at Southern University in Baton Rouge , attending the school at the same time as his brother-in-law, Alvin Batiste . He originally planned to become a classical alto saxophonist. He moved to New Orleans in 1955, and began playing frequent R&B gigs with musicians such as Guitar Slim , Ray Charles , Big Maybelle , Big Joe Turner , Chuck Willis (with George Adams on baritone ) and Choker Campbell . Jordan has described these gigs as being "satisfying for me, because there
651-406: The link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rader&oldid=1182005934 " Categories : Surnames German-language surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description is different from Wikidata All set index articles Abbey Rader Rader's album First Gathering was named one of the Best of 2015. It's
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#1732772134688682-562: The same area, as did tenor saxophonist Illinois Jacquet (whose music teacher also instructed Jordan). Jordan's first instruments were C-melody and alto saxophones . While in high school, Jordan began performing "stock arrangements for three or four saxophones" with some older musicians, and immersed himself in the music of Charlie Parker . Jordan read transcribed solos in Down Beat magazine but also learned Parker's music by ear . He credits Illinois Jacquet with first giving him
713-526: The students would play together, trading fours and eights, learning about song form and melodic playing. Rader exposed students to other forms of music (like blues and his experience with jazz and lounge bands), often introducing them to saxophone or trumpet players he's worked with, to expand their musical knowledge and fidelity. He has taught at Detmold Hochschule, Musikschule Einbeck, PH Göttingen, and TU Braunschweig. Kidd Jordan Edward " Kidd " Jordan ( Crowley , May 5, 1935 – April 7, 2023)
744-515: The technique well built...and want to improvise freely, you must empty your mind to...interplay spontaneously with the other musicians and allow the music to come through you. This to me is the correlation between the freer music and the Buddhist empty mind practice." In New York City's East Village in 1964, Rader started studying Nisei Goju Ryu, an Okinawan form of Karate at the University of
775-545: The television series Treme featured a track from Palm of Soul , "Last of the Chicken Wings." Jordan later made a brief appearance in Treme . Jordan died on April 7, 2023, at the age of 87. He had seven children, all of whom he taught music to. His son Kent Jordan is a jazz flautist and another son, Marlon Jordan, is a jazz trumpeter. His daughter Stephanie Jordan is a jazz vocalist and another, Rachel Jordan,
806-839: The union between mind, spirit, and body. The free jazz in style at the time influenced Rader. He started playing in the mid-70s loft jazz movement, which led him to create his first album as a band leader, a recording entitled The Thing . He decided that to continue to play his free style of music, moving to Europe would provide opportunities not available in the U.S. With nothing but a drum set and $ 500, he traveled to London and later published The Thing for Atmosphere Records while in Paris. From France, he moved to Germany, initially playing with Bob Lenox in Lenox's rock and funk pieces. His desire to continue playing free jazz brought Rader to drumming with George Bishop in improvised duet performances. In
837-729: The use of traditional uniforms or colored-belt achievements. In the early 2000s, Rader started practicing Qigong and Taiji under the tutelage of Wei Zhong Foo and Dororthy Chong. He then continued his studies at the International Buddhist Progress Society Temple under Robert Cheng. Rader later took over teaching at this Temple after Cheng departed. Rader's next teacher was Chen Ji Fan and after years under his instruction and at his encouragement, Rader began teaching Yang-style tai chi , standing ( zhan zhuang ) meditation, and sitting meditation, starting his Fearless Mind School. Rader states that he
868-610: Was a feeling that you'd get from dealing with that. I've played with some of the great female vocalists, from Gladys Knight to Aretha Franklin, or Big Maybelle, Little Esther, Lena Horne, and there's an aesthetic in dealing with those people that a whole lot of people don't get to. And the aesthetic from the Blues is a part of the thing that I want to have in my playing. I don't care how out it gets." Jordan performed on tenor, baritone, soprano , alto, C-melody and sopranino saxophones , as well as contrabass and bass clarinets . He indicated
899-552: Was an American jazz saxophonist and music educator from New Orleans , Louisiana . He taught at Southern University at New Orleans from 1974 to 2006. Jordan was born in Crowley, Louisiana , and was raised during the time when rice farming was the predominant economic activity in the area. Jordan has noted that the music in southwestern Louisiana was "strictly Zydeco and Blues from way around, and that's what I came up listening to." Zydeco musician Clifton Chenier hailed from
930-413: Was awarded a lifetime recognition honor by the Vision Festival . In his performances and recordings, his music was entirely improvised: "Everything you hear on my albums is improvised." he explained. "It's collective improvisation, but there are no tunes. I tried writing down ideas a long time ago but I don't do that anymore.". The French Ministry of Culture recognized Jordan as a Knight (Chevalier) of
961-551: Was trombonist Charles Joseph, who would go on to co-found the Dirty Dozen Brass Band . Jordan composed "Kidd Jordan's Second Line" for the Dirty Dozen Brass Band prior to their first European appearance in 1982, and has also performed with the band. In 2006, Jordan lost his home and most of his possessions during the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina . A few weeks after the hurricane, he recorded