Eddie Rich - ProfilesArchive

About Me

I am a woodwind musician from Las Vegas. I grew up in Kentucky, studied saxophone performance at Ball State University in Indiana, and played on cruise ships for 3 years before moving to Las Vegas. I currently work at the Palazzo playing saxophone with my jazz trio, the Venetian Las Vegas as a flutist and freelance on saxophone, clarinet, flute, and piccolo. I have played with the O'Jays, Sandi Patty, and Diane Schuur among others. I also played on the CD, America's Millennium Tribute to Adolphe Sax, Volume V, which received a first-round Grammy nomination for Best Classical Album in 2003.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 5/2/2008
Band Website: youtube.com/eddierichmusic
Band Members: A veritable "who's that?" of the musical world.

Just kidding! I am blessed to have the opportunity to play with a number of great musicians in Las Vegas. I meet incredible musicians here all the time!

Here's a rundown of the folks playing on my tracks:

Oleo
Brian Triola - piano
Justin Peterson - bass
Eddie Rich - tenor saxophone

Face Up - In Kahoots
Dawn Vincent - vocals
Wes Moore - Guitar
Drew Wilson - Bass
Tom - Rhodes
Zack Albetta - drums
Eddie Rich - alto saxophone

Lacour Quatuor - Mosaic Saxophone Quartet
Ryan Muncy - soprano saxophone
Lt. Paul Davis - alto saxophone
Dr. Holly J. Gaines - tenor saxophone
Eddie Rich - bartone saxophone

Contradanza - solo
Eddie Rich - clarinet

Sabor A Mi - Venetian Trio
Eddie Rich - flute
Chris Baker - guitar
Piermarini - accordion
Influences: I'll try to keep these short and sweet. They drag on forever sometimes.
Saxophone - John Coltrane, Joe Henderson, Rich Perry, Michael Brecker, Phil Woods
Clarinet - Eddie Daniels, Sabine Meyer
Flute - Emmanuel Pahud, Jean-Pierre Rampal, Orlando Valle
Others - Miles Davis, Bill Evans, Astor Piazzolla, Pat Metheny, Stevie Wonder, John Legend
Sounds Like: a saxophone, clarinet, or flute depending on what I'm playing.
Record Label: Unsigned
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Looking for a baritone saxophone

I'm looking to buy a baritone saxophone. It doesn't matter if it's low Bb or A. I'm looking to spend under $1500, but might be willing to spend more depending on the instrument. If you have a lead on ...
Posted by Eddie Rich on Sat, 20 Sep 2008 06:02:00 PST

Jazz trio at the Palazzo!

I am now playing Thursday-Monday with a jazz trio at the Palazzo Resort Hotel/Casino/Shops. We play on top of the waterfall on the shopping level. We've been playing since the 16th and it looks like t...
Posted by Eddie Rich on Wed, 25 Jun 2008 04:23:00 PST

About the Lacour recording

The first recording I've put on my page is the second movement, Scherzo, of Guy Lacour's Quatuor pour Saxophones. The piece uses serialism as its compositional basis and it was written in 1970. The gr...
Posted by Eddie Rich on Sat, 03 May 2008 10:49:00 PST

my gear

Here is a rundown of the equipment I use:Alto Saxophone:Selmer Super Action 80 Series II Morgan Excalibur 7E or Vandoren Optimum AL4 François Louis Ultimate LigatureVandoren Jazz 3 or blue box 2.5Teno...
Posted by Eddie Rich on Sat, 03 May 2008 06:08:00 PST