Featured Media: (CD) Rich Greenblatt: Hot & Dry (Rich Greenblatt Vibes Quintet)

Rich Greenblatt is a Boston vibraphonist who has played in jazz clubs, concert halls, and jazz festivals around the US and Europe. He is the band leader of the Rich Greenblatt Vibes Quintet, which has recorded 3 albums. Their second album, Hot & Dry (2002) features Rich (vibes and marimba), Hide Tokunaga (guitar), Chris Taylor (piano), Dennis Irwin (bass), and Winard Harper (drums). Rich wrote 6 of the tracks on the album and arranged 5 other standards, including "Isfahan," "ESP," and "Woody 'n You." Listen to samples of all of the tracks HERE. For a great combo led by an emerging bandleader and jazz vibraphonist, pick up Hot & Dry.