2010-04-01 14:50:01

Tim Richards TRIO release a new CD in April 2010

SHAPESHIFTING (33Jazz205) features Dominic Howles (double bass) and new drummer Jeff Lardner.

Following on from the critically acclaimed TWELVE BY THREE, the new album features a unique mix of contemporary originals and bluesy grooves. Also included are a couple of Ellington ballads and some well-chosen standards from Bud Powell, Bobby Timmons, Cedar Walton and Cole Porter, whose Love for Sale undergoes an intriguing re-interpretation.

 2007-03-29 14:32:32

Tim Richards TRIO with Denise Mangiardi (vcls) and Adam Bishop (saxes)

April 2007 sees the start of a new collaboration between pianist Tim Richards and US vocalist/composer Denise Mangiardi. See the GIGS page for details.

Denise Mangiardi began writing and playing music at the age of ten. By the time she was 14 she was playing professionally in New York, and went on to major in piano and composition at the famous Berklee College of Music.

In the 1990s she came under the wing of legendary pianist Ellis Larkins, whose richly sophisticated harmonies became a trademark of her compositional style. She sang with him and many of the world's finest pianists in NYC, performing at clubs such as 'The Village Vanguard', 'The Bitter End' and 'The Carnegie Tavern'. She also studied harmony with renowned tenor saxophonist Jerry Bergonzi, who is featured on her latest CD 'Naked Truth'.

Her influences include the blues of Blind Lemon Jefferson and Blind Billie Blake, the folk/jazz style of Joni Mitchell and Laura Nyro, the Motown pop of Steve Wonder, and jazz artists such as Freddie Hubbard and Miles Davis.

Although a native of New York, Denise lived in New Orleans for five years, becoming a favorite featured artist at the city's premier jazz club 'Snug Harbor', and recording all three of her CDs there. She has been a featured artist in many world-renowned jazz venues, across the USA, in Paris, in Australia and at London's Pizza Express in Dean Street.

Tim and Denise met as postgraduate composition students at London's Trinity College of Music, where they discovered a shared love of New Orleans blues, Thelonious Monk and suspended fourth chords!

http:// www.denisemangiardi.com
http://www.timrichards.ndo.co.uk

 2007-03-29 14:25:34

GREAT SPIRIT on BBC Radio 3, Fri 13 April 07

This 'Jazz on Three' broadcast , originally planned for 19 January, has now been re-scheduled. It's a live recording of pianist Tim Richards' nine-piece band GREAT SPIRIT, recorded at The Sage Gateshead during the band's UK tour last November. The gig will be on air between 11.30pm and 1.00am, and the broadcast also includes an interview with Tim.
The set features original material from both GREAT SPIRIT CDs, plus some new numbers. Line-up includes top Finnish saxman Jari Perkomaki, with Ed Jones, Tony Kofi, Dick Pearce, Roger Beaujolais, Leon Stenning, Chris Dodd and Dave Smith.
The broadcast can also be heard at www.bbc.co.uk/radio3 for about a week afterwards.

 2006-10-10 01:37:54

TRIO Cornish Tour

November sees the TIM RICHARDS TRIO reform with the original 1990s line-up from the first CD 'The Other Side' - TR (piano), Pete Townsend (bass), Kenrick Rowe (drums) - for three Cornish dates (14-15-16 November) in St Ives, Falmouth and St Austell. See the GIGS page for details.

 2006-10-10 01:34:33

EXPLORING JAZZ PIANO

Tim's new book has just won 'Best Pop Publication 2006' in the Music Industry Association (MIA) awards, as voted by UK retailers. 'Exploring Jazz Piano', a Schott publication in two volumes (both with CD) beat other nominations including The Arctic Monkeys and James Blunt albums. For more details see Tim's website: www.timrichards.ndo.co.uk