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LKL
2000-present
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Piano for three young ladies in the choir. |
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Choristers
1991-present
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Piano and vocals for a folk-choir group at St. Joseph Catholic Community in Eldersburg, MD. |
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Dexter
1999-2001
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Bass guitar and recording engineer for a Baltimore-based rock band. |
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Forty Days
2000-present
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Musical Director and sound engineer for talented youth band from St. Joseph Catholic Community. |
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Howard-Ruelos
Projects
1991-2000
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My first musical venture outside the scholastic realm began when Ben Howard received a keyboard as a gift, soon after which he invited me to collaborate on several sessions blending improvisational jazz and classical music. Our two-man fiasco generated works such as the following: |
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Early sessions [1993] -- Ben Howard, keyboard; Joe Ruelos, alto saxophone. |
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"An Irish Suite - part I" (5,781k)
"An Irish Suite - part II" (4,764k)
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Live performance at a Filippino Festival [1994] -- Ben Howard, bass guitar; Joe Ruelos, keyboard. |
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"Better Played Than Said" (3,829k)
"Footprints" (5,456k)
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Studio 4-track implementation [2000] -- Ben Howard, bass guitar & lead guitar; Joe Ruelos, keyboard & drums. |
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"Hopkins v College Park" (6,376k)
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Jazz
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In my spare time, I indulge in improvisational jazz, mainly on piano and alto saxophone, though recently I've dabbled with acoustic bass for "big-band era" tunes. Below are some recordings from college through present: |
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Loyola College Jazz Ensemble [1992-1996] -- directed by Anthony D. Villa. |
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"April's Fool" (3,607k)
"My Tara" (3,164k)
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Marcus-Ruelos Sessions [1997-1998] -- Todd Marcus, clarinet; Joe Ruelos, piano. |
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"Blue In Green" (7,459k)
"How Insensitive" (4,756k)
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Studio 14 Sessions [2000] -- under a self-coined musical pen-name, Rujo. |
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"Better Played Than Said" (4,708k)
"Billie's Bounce" (6,716k)
"My Tara" (4,690k)
"Red Clay" (4,520k)
"Song For My Father" (8,106k)
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Btaps-Rujo Collaboration [2000] -- Greg Boone, drums; Joe Ruelos, piano. |
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"Like Bruce Hornsby" (3,804k)
"Mood Seeker" (1,780k)
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