Kurt Ribak Trio

Kurt Ribak Trio at Bird & Beckett Books. Lincoln Adler, saxophone Scott Foster, guitar; Kurt Ribak, bass $20 cover charge; byob Students $10 For a reservation, call the bookshop at 415-586-3733 Kurt Rebak’s compositions signify his reach for what happens when “Charles Mingus meets The Meters, and they go to Duke Ellington’s house to jam, with Cachao and Thelonious Monk sitting in.” Kurt has shared the stage with circus performers, preachers and fire-breathing strippers, but never all three at once. He’s performed in venues ranging from Yoshi’s to a club where someone stashed a loaded.45 in his bass bag. When Kurt was about four years old his mother found him dancing to the sound of the dishwasher. More conventional early musical experiences included playing ‘cello and singing in the San Francisco Boys Chorus, which performed with the San Francisco Symphony and Opera. Kurt studied at UC Berkeley, then earned a scholarship to Berklee College of Music, where he graduated with top honors. While at Berklee, he spent many hours transcribing and absorbing the styles of bassists Paul Chambers, Ray Brown, and Charles Mingus, and gained a love of composition and songwriting. Early tunes reflect 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. In 12 Kurt was in an auto accident, seriously injuring his left hand and forearm. Thirteen operations la