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| David Richards |
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Nascido in Nova Iorque no comeco da decada dos 1960’s, David cresceu com um desejo de aprender o saxofone depois de achar o tenor saxofone do tio dele no porao da casa da avo. Mas com nove anos de idade o tenor era literalmente muito grande para o garoto.
David entao comecou aprendendo no sax alto em 1971 e ficou ligado no jazz em 1973 quando os pais se deram uma coletanea de cinco LP’s dos mestres do jazz. Depois de ouvir John Coltrane, Charlie Parker e Sonny Stitt David sabia que nao havia volta mais. Deste momento para frente Dave ouviu e absorviu tudo de jazz que ele encontrou. Quando chegou aos 18 anos David estava fazendo “gigs” no Long Island tocando todos os saxophones, flauta transversal e clarinete.
Em 1984, depois terminar a faculdade, David mudou para rua 17 oeste em Chelsea, Nova Iorque. De 1984 a 1987 David estava sempre presente no cenario de jazz em Greenwich Village tocando com o quarteto dele no 55 bar e dando canja com Mike Stern e Jaco Pastorious todo oportunidade possivel.
No final da decada dos 80’s David teve a oportunidade de levar o saxofone dele tocando e trabalhando em Europa, Asia e America do Sul. Em 1991 David mudou para Sao Paulo a onde David rapidamente se tornou um dos 1a chamadas musicos do pais.
De 1991 a 2004 David gravou centenas de CD’s, viajou Brasil enteiro para oito anos com varios artistas e ensinou uma geracao de saxofonistas Brasileiros a maneira dele de improvisar e producao de som dele.
David voltou para Nova Iorque em 2004 e esta uma forte presenca no cenario musical de Nova Iorque tocando em varios producoes na Broadway como o musical do Billy Joel “ Movin’ Out” e o musical de rock da decada 50’s “All shook Up”. Atualmente David esta completando o pos-graduacal (mestrado) em Jazz Performance na Manhattan School of Music. |
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Highlights of this period are:
• 1991 through 2003 taught hundreds of private students from South America, North America, Asia, Europe and Africa.
• 1993 through 2003 recorded hundreds of jingles and CD`s with the major record companies Sony, Polygram, Warner, Continental and EMI.
• 1994 through 2001 began working with international Brazilian pop-stars, Mauricio Mattar, Fabio Junior and Zeze Carmargo & Luciano.
• 1995 through 2002 was hired as the woodwind director of the Souza Lima Conservatory of Sao Paulo.
• 1996 through 1999 gave a jazz improvisation and sax course at the Festival de Inverno at Campus do Jordao, which is the largest musical event in Latin America being held every July.
• 1997 performed a workshop together with Michael Brecker
• 1998 performed workshops together with Lee Konitz and Joe Lovano. Also that year Dave was instrumental in forming the partnership between the Souza Lima Conservatory and Berkley College of Boston.
• 1998 through 2000 received first television contract with the "Record" TV network.
• 1999 received endorsement contract with the LA Sax Company.
• 2001 through 2003 Musical director at Igreja Renascer responsible for an 80-voice choir and two big bands.
• 2004 Performed with the Temptations, Movin' Out, the Funk Filharmonic, the Gordon Lane Trio, Steve Turre, Claudio Rodite and Ritchie Canata.
• 2005 Toured with Alicia Keys, performed with Paul Simon, John Meyer, Billy Joel, All Shook Up, the Big Apple Circus and Hairspray. Dave also taught his "Jazz Improvisation" course at Mendham High School in New Jersey.
• 2006 Completed his Master of Music degree at Manhattan School of Music, World tour with Michael Bolton, Jazz Improvisation teacher at Mendham High School and the Count Basie theater. Also performed in the Broadway poductions of Chita Rivera's the Dancer's Life, The Wedding Singer and Hotfeet. Formed his own jazz/funk group "The Dave Richards Connection" which is currently performing worldwide.
• 2007 Starting in January 2007 Dave will performing the musical "In The Heights" which features him on baritone, tenor and alto saxophones and flute and piccolo
Over the years, Dave, as a performing artist, composer, arranger and teacher, has participated in numerous jazz festivals in Brazil, the US, Europe and Africa and has fronted many groups of diverse instrumentation and musical styles.
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