Rahsaan Barber and Everyday Magic feat. Roland Barber

"Six Words" Album Release Concert

Bandleader and composer Rahsaan Barber has become a nationally celebrated performer and educator, making good on the expectations one could have of a saxophonist who debuted in Downbeat magazine’s Critics’ Poll for Rising Star Tenor Saxophonists nearly a decade ago, in August of 2013. Barber has become a sought-after bandleader, collaborator and educator, with recent performances at Carnegie Hall, the Schermerhorn Symphony Center and The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture, alongside such musicians as Branford Marsalis, Tito Puente, Jr., Brian Blade, and Victor Wooten. Educational pursuits have not served as distractions to Barber’s commitment to jazz performance at the highest levels, but, rather, have strengthened both his artistic acumen and the community of artistic colleagues in his orbit. Chief collaborators amongst these artists are the members of Everyday Magic, starting with Rahsaan’s lifelong musical collaborator and twin brother, trombonist Roland Barber, whose resume includes performances with Jazz at Lincoln Center, Stefon Harris, Aretha Franklin and Chaka Khan. In Spring of 2023, Barber completed his doctoral (DMA) studies at the University of Memphis, while completing his third year as Assistant Professor of Jazz Studies and Saxophone at The University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill.

Rahsaan Barber, saxophones

Roland Barber, trombone

Lucas Hendershot, trumpet

Stephen Anderson, piano

Kevin Beardsley, bass

Jake Richter, drums