R o d B j azz home    ·    bio    ·    contact    Welcome to the website of Rod Blumenau,
Rochester, New York jazz pianist, composer
and arranger.
"Rod Blumenau's music appeals to your heart, your brain and your feet. As a pianist and leader Rod Blumenau takes his music and his audience for a great ride."
Peter McCrossen, General Manager
The Lodge at Woodcliff,
Fairport, NY
Here is some information about Rod's cds. Please scroll down (or up) to read the whole thing.
Three CDs are available from Rod Blumenau and his jazz trio. Two mono tracks from each CD are available for listening (just click on the underlined tunes). CDs are available from Rod for $10 plus postage; just contact Rod via 'Contact Rod' and give your address and which CD(s) you would like.

  • 'Live at the Rochester Institute of Technology' is what started it all in 1996, with Brad Paxton on drums and the late great Barney Mallon on bass. Tunes include If I Were a Bell, Honeysuckle Rose, It Might As Well Be Spring, This Is All I Ask, After You’ve Gone, In a Mellow Tone, and many more.

  • 'Facets of Jazz' was recorded with the same group live at the Strong Museum in 1999. Tunes include I’m Old Fashioned, Avalon, Sweet and Lovely, Peacocks, There’ll Be Some Changes Made, Stealin’ Apples, Old Folks, and others. Great trad clarinetist Peter Ferran joins us for several tunes.

  • 'It Could Be Verse' is a 2006 studio recording with incredible bassist Jeff Campbell. We play new interpretations of old chestnuts, including the rarely heard verses. Bill Thompson was the engineer, giving us great recorded sound. Songs include It’s Only a Paper Moon, Lover Man, Let’s Fall In Love, Always, That Old Feeling, Makin’ Whoopee, Getting Sentimental Over You, and several more.