Richard, the youngest in the band, first started playing classical piano when he was seven. Although he always loved playing, he didn't take it seriously until he started studying jazz with Ted Moses when he was a teenager. Ted also mentored Richard in the skills of composition and arranging. He made his first $100.00 from music while in high school by receiving an award at the Canadian Stage Band Festival for a composition he wrote for the school jazz combo. He has now been playing and recording music professionally for 24 years.
     

photo credit: Brent Zajac
     

At 19 Richard started playing in professional bands around Toronto, most of which played R’n’B. Over the last 2 decades he has played and/or recorded with a number of artists including: Hell + High Water, The Mighty Pope, Jane Child, 3 plus 3, Morris Albert, Errol Star, Joe Johnson, J. Douglas, and the Irish Descendants.

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