Tim Richards Trio

"An impressively broad palette... strong melodic lines, muscular
rhythms, ear-catching harmonies... a keen musical intellect
and a swashbuckling sense of adventure..."
The Inverness Courier

 

Some History

The Trio was formed in 1988 with Kubryk Townsend (bass) and Kenrick Rowe on drums (right), as a vehicle for playing blues, standards and bebop, rather than focusing exclusively on original material as with SPIRIT LEVEL or GREAT SPIRIT. "Tim Richards trio... digs deep into the groove bag..." Time Out
	In 1995 Italian drummer Andrea Trillo replaced Kenrick Rowe, who was becoming very busy with the group Jazz Jamaica. Both drummers featured on the trio's first CD The Other Side (33JAZZ037), released in 1998 with the help of a National Lottery grant. For track listing and press reviews, please click here The grant also enabled the trio to visit ten London secondary schools giving "Introduction to Jazz" workshops. "Tim's crisp, rhythmic delivery suits this well-chosen collection of standards-there's also some ebullient original material and some unearthed gems by Hampton Hawes and Big John Patton." Time Out
The next line-up of the trio introduced bassist Dominic Howles, shown right with Andrea Trillo. In September 2000 they played a 12-date Scottish tour, receiving rave reviews. For details of tour schedule please click here. The current line-up includes drummer Matt Home in place of Andrea, who returned to his native Rome. The new line-up recorded the CD Twelve by Three in 2003 and toured Britain extensively, appearing at the Swanage Jazz Festival in 2004, and the Istanbul Pera Jazz Days in 2005. For information please click here.

 

 

Please see the GIGS page for details of UK dates

"If you were disappointed that Gene Harris had to cancel last year, this one is definitely for you."
Pizza Express Maidstone

 

To obtain a copy of either trio CD please send a cheque for £12 payable to:

Tim Richards, 111a Bovill Road, London SE23 1EL.

You can also pay by credit card (secure transaction) at www.jazzcds.co.uk

It can also be ordered on the web via www.amazon.co.uk

For more info about 33 RECORDS see the website: www.33jazz.com