Rich Perry

Summary

Rich Perry is an American jazz tenor saxophonist from Cleveland, Ohio.

Rich Perry
Born (1955-07-22) July 22, 1955 (age 68)
Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
GenresJazz
Occupation(s)Musician
Instrument(s)Saxophone
LabelsSteepleChase
Websitewww.richperrymusic.com

Perry attended Bowling Green State University for a year before moving to New York. He toured with the Glenn Miller Orchestra in 1975 and with The Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra the following year.[1] He has also played with Chet Baker, Paul Bley, Machito, Bob Moses, Jack McDuff, Billy Hart, Eddie Gómez, Tom Harrell, and Harold Danko. He has recorded as a leader since 1993 on SteepleChase Records.

Perry is currently a member of the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra as well as the Maria Schneider Orchestra. He is an adjunct faculty member of the William Paterson University jazz program.[2]

Discography edit

As leader or co-leader edit

  • To Start Again (SteepleChase, 1993)
  • Beautiful Love (SteepleChase, 1994)
  • What Is This? (SteepleChase, 1995)
  • Left Alone (SteepleChase, 1997)
  • RichLee! (SteepleChase, 1997) – with Lee Konitz
  • Canções do Brasil (SteepleChase, 2000)
  • So in Love (SteepleChase, 2000)
  • Doxy (SteepleChase, 2000)
  • O Grand Amor (SteepleChase, 2001)
  • Hearsay (SteepleChase, 2002)
  • At Eastman (SteepleChase, 2003)
  • East of the Sun and West of 2nd Avenue (SteepleChase, 2004)
  • You're My Everything (SteepleChase, 2005)
  • Rhapsody (SteepleChase, 2006)
  • At the Kitano, Vol. 1 (SteepleChase, 2006)
  • E-Motion (SteepleChase, 2007)
  • At the Kitano, Vol. 2 (SteepleChase, 2008)
  • Gone (SteepleChase, 2010)
  • At the Kitano, Vol. 3 (SteepleChase, 2010)
  • Grace (SteepleChase, 2011)
  • Time Was (SteepleChase, 2010)
  • Nocturne (SteepleChase, 2014)
  • Organique (SteepleChase, 2015)
  • Mood (SteepleChase, 2016)
  • Other Matters (SteepleChase, 2019)
  • Everything Happens (SteepleChase, 2022)

As sideman edit

  • Paul Bley Speechless – with Victor Lewis
  • Sila Cevikce A New Abode
  • John Fedchock New York Big Band Up and Running, No Nonsense, On the Edge
  • Christian Finger Merge into Beauty
  • Artt Frank Waltz for Sharon Stone (mja Records, 1997)
  • Joe Henderson The Joe Henderson Big Band
  • Fred Hersch Songs Without Words, Point in Time, Forward Motion
  • Aaron Irwin Into the Light
  • Clay Jenkins Matters of Time
  • Steve Lampert Venus Perplexed, Music from There
  • Andy LaVerne Pianissimo
  • Pete Malinverni Invisible Cities
  • Ron McClure Soft Hands, Dream Team, Double Triangle – with Tim Hagans, Mark Copeland, Billy Hart
  • George Mraz Bottom Lines, Mraz Jazz – with Richie Beirach, Al Foster
  • Jeanfrançois Prins El Gaucho – with Victor Lewis
  • Rufus Reid The Gait Keeper, Live at the Kennedy Center
  • Dave Scott Song for Amy, Naivete, Nonchalant
  • Dave Stryker Blue to the Bone, Big Room
  • Vanguard Jazz Orchestra Up from the Skies, The Way, Can I Persuade You, Lickety Split, The Thad Jones Legacy
  • Gary Versace Time and Again

References edit

  1. ^ Yanow, Scott. "Rich Perry: Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-09-21.
  2. ^ "News and Events". William Paterson University. 2008-01-23. Archived from the original on 2008-02-26. Retrieved 2010-09-21.