Steph Richards

"The musical headspace in which rising Brooklyn-via-Canada trumpeter Steph Richards operates stretches far beyond avant-garde jazz—an area she’s explored with visionaries such as Anthony Braxton, Henry Threadgill, and John Zorn—and into art- pop territory (she’s logged studio time with Yoko Ono and David Byrne too).” (JazzTimes). Driven by a curiosity of how listeners engage with sound, Canadian trumpeter and composer Steph Richards is a radical innovator in the avant and experimental scenes. From choreography to underwater percussion, her compositions have premiered on stages as varied as Carnegie Hall, the Blue-note and Lincoln Center to underground iconic venues such as The Stone. Her electro-experimental record Fullmoon (Relative Pitch Records) for trumpet, resonating percussion and electronic sampler was hailed as a “spellbinding” (NPR) debut which was promptly followed by the avant-jazz “Take The Neon Lights” (Birdwatcher Records) that earned high praise from Downbeat, the New York Times and NPR. In addition to her own work, Richards co-produces the FONT West Music Fest, spotlighting forward-thinking trumpet artists. Her recent record SUPERSENSE features MacArthur Fellow Jason Moran and explores cross-sensory perception of improvisation and scent. Steph Richards is a Yamaha artist.

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