Piano Pieces
Triskelion
Schott Music, 2012
Commissioned and published by Schott for Project Petrushka (70th birthday of Dr Peter Hans-Strecker).
Down by The Riverside
ABRSM, 2010
Traditional, arr Tim Richards. Included in ABRSM classical piano syllabus, Grade 2.
Southern Discomfort
Schott Music, 2006
Commissioned and publishd by Schott for the opening of the Bauer &Hieber music shop, London, 2006.
Popular Piano Syllabus Grades 1-6:
Rockschool Ltd, 2000 More information
Six pieces
in varying styles, including 'Timbo's Gumbo', 'Lazy Dog Blues', 'Raised on the Gospel' and 'Beauville Boogie'.
ABRSM Jazz Piano Syllabus Grades 2 and 3
ABRSM, 1998 More information
'On-Off Boogie' and 'Barrelhouse Blues' selected from 'Improvising Blues Piano'.
Articles by
Tim Richards
'Lessons in Oscar Peterson
Style'
PIANO TODAY (USA)
Fall 2007
(includes transcription of On Green Dolphin Street from
EJP Vol 2)
'Thickening the Melodic Line'
Download
as PDF file (Adobe Acrobat Reader required)
MUSIC TEACHER
Aug 2007
'Playing Ellington'
PIANO TODAY (USA)
Fall 2006
(includes arrangement of In a Sentimental Mood from EJP
Vol 1)
'Jazz-up your Scales'
PIANO PROFESSIONAL
May 2006
'Scaling Up'
MUSIC TEACHER
March 2006
'Starting from Scratch' (Interview
with Mark Lockheart)
JAZZWISE
Oct 1998
'All Soul's Day' (Interview with Mal Waldron)
JAZZWISE
May 1998
'Piano Blues'
PIANO
Mar/Apr 1998
'Horizontal or Vertical
Improvisation?'
JAZZ UK
Nov/Dec1997
Reviews BY
Tim Richards
Various CD and gig reviews
1986 - present:
MUSICIAN magazine
JAZZWISE magazine
BLUES & SOUL magazine
Composition
Commissions
See the Composition page to listen to audio files
'Triskelion' for solo piano
- 3 mins
Commissioned by Schott Music for Project Petrushka, 2012.
First performed
by Kate Ryder at Schott Music Recital Room, London 8 June 2012.
'Syzygy' for toy pianos and looper pedal - 15 mins
Commissioned by Kate Ryder, 2010.
First perfomed by Kate Ryder at the Royal Festival Hall, London, May 21 2011.
'Escape Velocity' - for soprano sax, vibes and piano
Commissioned by Matt London, 2009
First performed by The Interference Trio, Manchester 2010.
'Shamanism Suite' for big band - 20 mins
Commissioned by Gloucester Music 'Jazz Live'
First performed
by Gloucester Youth Jazz Orchestra at Cheltenham Jazz Festival,
May 2009 (conducted by Tim Richards).
'Tangletalk' for recorder quintet - 4 mins
Commissioned by Consortium5 Recorder Consort, 2008
First performed at the Grosvenor Chapel, Mayfair, London, 25 May 2008.
'Southern Discomfort' for solo piano
- 5 mins
Commissioned by Schott Music for opening of Bauer & Hieber music shop, London.
First performed
by Tim Richards, 21 September 2007.
'Suite for the Shed' for nine-piece
jazz group (Great Spirit) - 60 mins
Commissioned by The Shed with funds from Yorkshire
Arts New Music Scheme.
Shortened
version released on first Great Spirit CD (33Jazz051) .
First performed at York University, Sir Jack Lyons Hall, 22 October
1999.
Recorded by BBC Radio 3 live at Warwick Arts Centre and broadcast
1718 November 1999.
'Timetrap' for piano, cello and violin - 11 mins
Commissioned by Tryptich Piano Trio with funds from The National Lottery.
First performed at Trinity Arts Centre, Tunbridge Wells, 10 March
1998.
'In Search of the Sixth
Sense' Suite for
jazz quintet (Spirit Level) - 45 mins
Commissioned by Exeter Jazz Club with funds from South
West Arts.
Broadcast
live on BBC radio from the The Bass Clef, London, 26 April 1987.
With Jack Walrath (trumpet, ex-Mingus).
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