Talib Kibwe
| T. K. Blue | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Eugene Rhiney |
| Also known as | Talib Kibwe |
| Born | February 7, 1953 |
| Origin | New York City |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) |
musician, musical director |
| Instruments | saxophone, flute |
| Years active | 1977–present |
| Labels | Motéma Music |
| Associated acts |
Dollar Brand Randy Weston |
| Website | tkblue |
T.K. Blue (also known as Talib Kibwe, born Eugene Rhiney, February 7, 1953) is an American jazz saxophonist, flautist, and educator from New York City. His parents were Jamaican and Trinidadian, and he has used their Afro-Caribbean musical styles in his own work. He has worked with, among others, Don Cherry, the South African pianist Dollar Brand (now Abdullah Ibrahim), and Randy Weston, for whom he is musical director. He has also taught at professorial level at of jazz studies at educational institutions including Suffolk Community College, Montclair State University, and Long Island University.
He was born in the Bronx, NY, and grew up on Long Island, NY. T.K. Blue began his life in music from his Lakeview hometown by playing trumpet from the ages of eight to 10, and then switching to drums for a year. After a hiatus, at the age of 17 he dedicated himself to music by learning flute. While attending New York University between 1971 and 1975 with a double major in Music and Psychology, Blue threw himself headlong into music, concentrating on the saxophone. He took lessons (as part of the Jazzmobile program) with Jimmy Heath, Frank Foster and Ernie Wilkins, as well as from tenor legend Billy Mitchell. During these undergraduate years, T.K. lived in the East Village, partaking in the full range of the scene, from lessons with elders to deep involvement in the avant-garde. In 1979 he received his Master's in Music Education from Columbia University.
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