Kurt Ribak
(pronounced
REE-bok, like the shoes)
gigs and
other stuff
photo by Lincoln Adler / Groove Tonic Media
RECORDINGS
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We
have six
recordings.
Our records are played on KCSM-FM, San Diego's Jazz 88,
PRI's "Jazz After Hours" (syndicated on 70 stations),
KPFA, KZFR, KKUP, KZSC, KRCB, soulandjazz.com's
"The Creative Source" and more.
Purchase: You
can buy Kurt Ribak's
CDs, downloads, etc. online at, on iTunes and all the other
usual online sources, at The
Groove Yard in Oakland at 5555 Claremont in Oakland, at Bird & Beckett Books & Records,
653 Chenery St., San Francisco, at Down Home Music, 10341 San Pablo Avenue, El Cerrito, CA.
Streaming:
You can also stream us on YouTube, Spotify, Qobuz
and Pandora, as well as other streaming platforms.
You can go to https://kurtribak.hearnow.com
for links to streaming the new record
NEW
RECORD
We released a new record - "PAST PRESENT FUTURE"
May 17 2025, at the Joe Henderson
Lab at SFJAZZ.
It will be out on LP, CD, and streaming.
The tunes are my own compositions, with the exception of a cover of Elvis Costello's "Almost Blue."
Kurt Ribak - upright bass, vocals, songwriter, bandleader Recorded at 25th Street Recording - Adam Muñoz recording engineer. Mixed by Lincoln Adler and Greg Sankovich.
"PAST PRESENT FUTURE"
LPs for sale at
Hercules Records - 1734 Alcatraz Avenue, Berkeley, CA - https://www.herculesrecords.com
Devine Records and Vintage - 817a Main Street, Martinez, CA - https://devinerecordsandvintage.com
Bird & Beckett Books and Records - 653 Chenery Street, San Francisco, CA - https://birdbeckett.com
Down Home Music - 10341 San Pablo Avenue, El Cerrito, CA
If they don't have it, they've sold out, in which case let them and me know you want it!
CD Sales
I will be updating the website soon with info on where to buy the CDs. You can also contact me directly at kurt@ribak.com or 510-703-7035
Bird & Beckett Books and Records - 653 Chenery Street, San Francisco, CA - https://birdbeckett.com
Down Home Music - 10341 San Pablo Avenue, El Cerrito, CA
STREAMING
You can go to https://kurtribak.hearnow.com for links to streaming
Gigs
I think house concerts - and concerts presented or
underwritten by nonprofits, such as People in Plazas
and Jazz In the
Neighborhood - as well as Freight & Salvage
and SFJAZZ are the
way forward for jazz and other music with limited commercial
appeal.
If you want to hire my band for a
house concert - or are a nonprofit interested in presenting or
underwriting jazz performances, please contact me.
SFJAZZ and KCSM
So the radio interview on KCSM with Chuy Varela was a lot of fun. Chuy's a good hang, plus I got to say hi to Chris Cortez and other KCSM folks. They and Michael Burman have been playing the new record on air and mentioned the SFJAZZ show - much appreciated! We're also getting airplay of the new record, which is really exciting.
The SFJAZZ show went really well - lots of positive feedback from the audience. The band also felt good about the show.
Photo: David Jones Kurt, dressed in an SFJAZZ shirt, holding
the new CD. Photo: Korina Blazeby
Big thanks to everyone who came to the shows! First show was sold out, second show almost sold out.
Peninsula and Silicon Valley dwellers - free one-hour noon concert at Stanford Hospital Tuesday, July 8
Tuesday July 8, noon to one PM
Kurt Ribak Quartet - Original Jazz
Stanford Hospital
500 Pasteur Drive
Music Lounge, 3rd floor
Stanford, CA
I will be playing with the Usual Suspects - Greg Sankovich piano, Lincoln Adler sax, David Rokeach drums. If you're free mid-day and live on the Peninsula or Silicon Valley
