Press kit, Steph Richards · Press kit, official use
Hailed by The New York Times as “boldly inventive” trumpeter and composer Steph Richards bridges jazz and experimental music with multimedia performance. She’s presented at venues worldwide including Lincoln Center, the Blue Note, Walt Disney Concert Hall, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, National Sawdust, the Guggenheim, the Park Avenue Armory, the Barbican (UK), Berliner Konzerthaus (Germany), and Bimhuis (Netherlands). Richards has collaborated with pioneering artists in creative music and art, with recordings ranging from work with Henry Threadgill, Anthony Davis, Anthony Braxton and Jason Moran to Yoko Ono, Laurie Anderson and David Byrne. A founding member of Bang on a Can’s Asphalt Orchestra, she also has performed with leading new music and improvisation ensembles such as the International Contemporary Ensemble and Braxton’s Tricentric Orchestra. As a recording artist, Richards has released five acclaimed solo albums—including Supersense (2019), which combined music with custom scent art, and Zephyr (2021)—both awarded multiple “Best of the Year” distinctions and earning recognition from The New York Times, DownBeat, Jazz Times, and NPR. Her work as an improviser, composer, and conductor of experimental ensembles continues to expand the language of contemporary music on an international scale.
