Riley Richard

American Jazz Saxophonist
United States
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Riley Richard

American Jazz Saxophonist
United States
"The day I started using Légère Reeds is the day I no longer had to worry about the actual reed getting in the way of my creativity as a musician. As a saxophonist finding one reed that worked used to be frustrating but Légère has made it an enjoyable and reliable experience."- Riley
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Born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio, Riley Richard is an inspired jazz saxophonist who has plans on making his contribution to the jazz genre. Having studied at Cleveland School of The Arts, Cuyahoga community college and Cleveland State University, Riley was trained in the traditional sense of jazz analyzing the styles of John Coltrane, Charlie Parker and Sonny Sttit. Although having a heavy interest in sports at an early age, Riley was encouraged by his parents to take piano lessons in which led him to learn the flute and eventually the Alto Saxophone. His first professional gig was at the age of 14, playing with Cleveland’s legendary organist Eddie Baccus Sr.

From then on Riley has shared the stage with the likes of Najee, Brian Simpson, Kim waters and Boney James and the list continues. In 2016 Riley decided to work on his solo career and released his first single “Family Ties” produced and co-written by Darren Rahn. “Family Ties” was #2 on the smooth jazz media base chart and #18 on Billboard Smooth Jazz. His single spent 15 weeks on the top 30 Billboard smooth jazz charts. From then on, Riley’s next three singles have all been chart-topping including his latest single “CAPTIVATE ME” which skyrocketed to #1 on all charts.