Rimmele Wood is a guitarist and vocalist from North Bennington, Vermont. He grew up singing choral music and began playing guitar at age 13, but he has focused on jazz guitar and his own songwriting while at Skidmore. Although he has trouble applying a specific genre to much of his own music, he has a deep love for American folk music, both traditional and contemporary, and feels that his songwriting is rooted in those traditions. This performance has the daunting label of “Capstone Recital,” but while it is, in many ways, a culmination of his musical work at Skidmore, it is also a simple snapshot of the current moment in his artistic journey. He is thrilled to be able to share that moment with you in the beautiful Helen Filene Ladd Concert Hall in the Arthur Zankel Music Center.
His recital will be focused on jazz repertoire, and feature his guitar as the main instrument, but the other aspects of his musicality will certainly shine through. The program will consist largely of American Songbook tunes and original jazz pieces, and the show will be entirely trio. Rimmele’s good friends August Duclos and Owen Markowitz (both class of 2025) will be playing bass and drums, respectively.