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It’s About Time… The Rare Standard EP is coming!

  After 5 years in the making, it’s finally happened… We have officially recorded our first album! A few weeks ago, we recorded a 4 song EP at the beautiful Jam Handy recording space in Detroit. The recording session included keyboardist Phil Whitfield and bassist Takashi Iio, both who laid down some sweet sounds and solos. … Continue reading

Album Recording… Finally!

After 4 years… we’re finally recording the album! We are proud to say it and excited to complete this project! We’ve had many shows with people asking us if we’ve done any recording and we felt it was time to actually put one together. The album will feature our original music you’ve heard around town including “Music Is Love,” … Continue reading

TEDxDetroit Song To Be Recorded

Hey fans, Last week, we decided that our song we performed at TEDxDetroit, Music Is Love, will be recorded and released as a single. The song was received very well by the crowd and we’d love to give back to the community. Reprising her role on voice is Chrissy Morgan. The rest of the musicians … Continue reading

Thank you TEDxDetroit!

WOW!! What an experience! TEDxDetroit was something so unbelievable it can’t be described in words. That crowd of 1500 people were so excited to hear us play and gave us so much energy and that was just in the room. There were lots of people also watching the online feed as well that took in … Continue reading

Detroit Music Awards; WE NEED VOTES!

Ladies and gentleman, it’s official… Rare Standard is in the running for a 2013 Detroit Music Award! Yes, you read that correctly. We are in the jazz category for Outstanding Modern Jazz Group. This was a complete surprise to us but we are proud to be listed with our peers in the Detroit area. We … Continue reading

2 Year Anniversary!

Today is a very special day for us as we celebrate 2 years in existence. It took place in a small tea shop in Royal Oak with 4 musicians who weren’t sure where this was going to go but what was born was Rare Standard. This wasn’t originally the name of the group. In the … Continue reading