Sometimes a few good moments of bliss and silence make up for just the right impulse to create ... on his first solo CD ?Waterlilys? Guitarist Richard Schumacher did just this, took up the guitar and recorded a beautiful variety of mostly acoustic tunes, trying to allow for the narrative flow to tell its own story ... with the masterful accompaniment of Will Kennedy, Marcio Doctor and Munyungo Jackson, the emphasis focuses on the musical landscape, allowing for the improvisations to develop at their natural pace, trying to capture the beauty of the moment ... wonderfully recorded with his classical guitar and western guitars, nonetheless Richard?s Fender Telecaster plays no small role, seamlessly intertwining, crying and speaking to the heart ... more

As a promising start, we are very happy to present our first release: the new VIBE TRIBE CD ?Views?, this time featuring guest vocalists Jack Bruce and Eric Bibb as well as Bill Evans, Russ Ferrante, Jimmy Haslip, Terri Lyne Carrington, Dave Weckl, Kai Eckhardt, Will Kennedy, Mitch Forman and many others ... the follow up to the last CD ?Foreign Affairs? (Lipstick) is further exploring the compositional route of combining a good dose of R&B with beautiful scenic pieces, a touch of african vocalese as well as precious lyrical moments ? composer and guitarist Richard Schumacher has written a quite diversified set of tunes, taking us on a journey to surely open up a colorful collection of views ... more