Jazztodon artist of the week: Rex Richardson!
From @aaj : Trumpeter #rexrichardson is a veteran of the acclaimed chamber ensemble Rhythm & Brass, jazz legend Joe Henderson’s Quintet and Sextet, William Russo’s Chicago Jazz Ensemble, and the Brass Band of Battle Creek, known as the world’s “Rolls Royce of Brass Bands” (Brass Band World), he stays busy as a headline artist at international brass and jazz festivals and as a soloist with orchestras, concert bands, brass bands and jazz ensembles on six continents. He has collaborated with Brian Blade, Benny Carter, Ray Charles, Mike Clarke, Dave Douglas, Kurt Elling, Carl Fontana, Aretha Franklin, Wycliffe Gordon, Stefon Harris, Conrad Herwig, Dave Holland, Dave Liebman, Chris Potter, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Arturo Sandoval, Bobby Shew, Bill Watrous, and many others. Dave Douglas has called him “A national treasure.”
