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Steve Raybine charactures by Daemon Donigan. Animation by the webmaster.
Charactures by Daemon Donigan. Animation by the webmaster.
Updated March 16, 2008:
 
Two Quicktime videos are available now for download of Steve Raybine performing LIVE at Cotter High School, in Winona, Minnesota:

Note: Size of these movie files is a consideration; downloading can take several minutes. Additionally, you must have Quicktime installed on your computer to view these movie files.

NEW: Steve's music was mentioned in a blog from Japan.

NEW:Conn-Selmer featured one of Steve's Suggestions in its Artist & Repertoire Review in March 2008.

Conn-Selmer featured one of Steve's Suggestions in its Artist & Repertoire Review in February 2008.

Fusion Flavors features Steve in a list of artists it has featued on its London-based radio station. Look for Steve's name 2/3 down the list. In 2005 Steve's Bad Kat Karma was voted as one of the top 50 CD's on www.fusionflavoursmusic.com.

Steve was nominated as Outstanding Jazz Artist in the 2007 Omaha Entertainment Awards! Read the formal annoucement. Good luck Steve!!

Marq Manner of The Omaha City Weekly gave a very favorable review for Steve's performance at the recent Omaha Entertainment Awards Block Party. Read the review.

Steve's performance at Jazz on the Green, Southwest Florida's Premier Jazz Event, on October 26-28th was very well received. For your examination, some images of the event, including a ID badge, two pages from the official 2007 Concert Program, and a newspaper clipping.
See photo #1 See Photo #2 See Photo #3 See Photo #4
Read a brief testimonial about Steve's performances and clinics at Jazz on the Green in Florida

Steve Raybine was selected in 2006 to be in the Independent Artist Registry, which is a prestigious acknowledgment. Interestingly, thousands of bands and performers applied from all over the Midwest U.S., but only 44 were chosen and Steve was one of them.

From the I.A.R. Website:The Independent Artist Registry is a talent scouting service for over 100 of the nation's top record labels. Its goal is to find and promote the US's top independent artists to a quarter million music industry professionals, including A&R reps. The I.A.R. evaluates artists in four categories and only selects the best artists for induction into the Registry. Read the letter of inclusion from the I.A.R..
The Independent Artist Registry is affiliated with the Music Phone Book, which is a national publication. For more information
visit the Independent Artist Registry website.

Steve Raybine was nominated for Best Live Music in the jazz category for the 2006 Omaha Entertainment Awards.

Steve is a Musser Vibes Artist.
See a composite screenshot of a Ludwig/Musser website page featuring Steve.

Steve's CD, Bad Kat Karma is available on itunes. You can download the entire CD or individual cuts. Visit the itunes site for more information.

An interview with Steve is available at SmoothIndieStar.com(this link takes you to their site!)

Urban Jazz News has released an extensive interview (in a word .doc)with Steve.

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NEW: Download an extract of the September 2007 Artist and Repertoire Review featuring one of Steve's Suggestions.

Steve's performance at the Sotos Syndrome Support Assocation gathering was phenomenal.
Read the testominal from G. Bradley Schaefer, M.D. of the University of Nebraska Medical Center.
See photo #1 See Photo #2 See Photo #3 See Photo #4

See an article about the 2006 Omaha Riverfront Jazz and Blues Festival featuring Steve.

Steve is also featured in another article about the 2006 Omaha Riverfront Jazz and Blues Festival.

Steve's recording has gained nationwide attention recently. Here are snapshots of articles and publications featuring Bad Kat Karma.

View an April 2007 screenshot of Steve's Sunny as seen on Pulse Music Baord

See a screenshot of thegroove.org(4/8/2007)listing Steve's Sunny(emphasis added)

Steve is included in a list of the World's best vibraphonists as published on startkabel.nl

View an April 2007 screenshot of Bad Kat Karma as seen on Smooth Jazz Excursion

See a screenshot of DMX Music featuring Steve's Sunny(emphasis added)

View a screenshot of Cool Jazz Cafe Internet Radio featuring Steve's Sunny (empahis added)

See a March 2007 screenshot of Bad Kat Karma as seen on smoothjazz.com

Read a February 2007 Radio and Records column where Steve's rendition of Sunny is mentioned.

See an Independent Online Radio Station Network lineup of stations playing music from Steve( as of August 30th, 2006(emphasis added)).

The Source-DJ Music Supply has included one of Steve's songs on its latest smooth jazz CD(emphasis added).

Read a WSVU program log extract featuring Bad Kat Karma on August 15, 2006(emphasis added).

See a Shoutcast roundup of stations featuring Bad Kat Karma in May, 2006(emphasis added).

Read a brief article on Steve's guest interview on WAPL 105.7
(Listen to the interview from the sound file on this page!)

Read reviews of Bad Kat Karma from Amazon.com.

Read a Radio and Records column where Bad Kat Karma is mentioned.

Read another Radio and Records column where Bad Kat Karma is mentioned.

See a screenshot of Jazzlynx Cafe Jazz Radio Canada where Steve's record was featured.

See a column from indicesiete.com where Steve's record is presented.

Read a XM Satellite Radio web page chart with airplay info about Bad Kat Karma.

See a large ad for Bad Kat Karma.

See an ad for Bad Kat Karma published in Radio and Records.

See another advertisement for Bad Kat Karma.

From the archives..an article on Steve.

Steve was interviewed by two radio stations in 2006 as his record Bad Kat Karma gained nationwide airplay. The interviews are available here for download as Mp3s. Enjoy.

   
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