saxophonist Leo Richardson

We kick off our new season in style with this exciting tenor saxophonist saxophonist Leo Richardson “I can’t remember hearing a more impressive debut. The style is hard bop, but music as good as this is beyond category.” The Observer Without a doubt, Leo Richardson is widely recognised to be one of the UK’s leading jazz tenor saxophonists, best known for his honest, straight-ahead, contemporary hard-bop style. His most significant influences include John Coltrane, Joe Henderson, Dexter Gordon, Horace Silver and Art Blakey. After winning a scholarship to study jazz at the prestigious Trinity College of Music, Leo studied with world-class saxophonists including Jean Toussaint, Julian Siegel, Martin Speake, Mark Lockheart and Mick Foster. Since graduating, Leo has been making a name for himself on the London jazz scene. He has become an in demand side man and has collaborated with many well known musicians at acclaimed venues such as Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club, The Royal Albert Hall, Queen Elizabeth Hall, o2 Arena, Rochester International Jazz Festival, Cadogan Hall, The Vortex Jazz Club and Glastonbury Music Festival. He regularly hosts the Late Late Show at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club with his own quartet. Some of Leo’s notable performance, touring and recording credits include: Kylie Minogue, Jamie Cullum, Gregory Porter, Van Morrison, Kurt Elling, Brian May, Bob James, The Buddy Rich Big Band, Ben Sidran, Ronnie Wood, Gary Barlow, Will Young, Albert Lee, Candi Staton, Paul Shaffer, Jeff 'Skunk' Baxter, Mica Paris, Norma Winstone and Jim Mullen. “"When I heard this album my immediate thought was that all bets are off regarding the CD of the Year.” Bebop Spoken Here with Rick Simpson: piano • Adam King: bass • Rick Finlay: drums • Jeremy Shoham: sax