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Richard Coughlan

About Me

Richard plays electric and double bass in bands including; NYJO, ULU Big Band, Imperial College Big Band, Leo McCulloch Quartet, Chris Chen Quartet, Elliot Galvin Trio, SilkScreen, Kent Youth Jazz Orchestra, The Funk Social and The Nelly Furtado Tribute Tin Whistle Group.
Richard is also available for studio/session work

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 19/07/2006
Band Members: Bass - Richard Coughlan
Keys - Elliot Galvin, Luke Allwood, John Bailey
Sax - Mike Austin, Ollie Dover, Chris Young, Leo McCulloch, Chris Chen
Trumpet - Phil Dias
Guitar - Pete Elliot
Drums - Billy Stookes, Tom Sibly, Ben Assiter, Harpal Mudhar, Graham Mann

Influences: Lots of stuff... for example; David Ryan Harris, Radiohead, Damien Rice, Joni Mitchell, Prince, John Mayer, Mingus, Joshua Redman, Chick Corea, Otis Redding, Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Wonder, James Brown, Oli Rockberger, Brad Mehldau, Bill Evans, Paul Simon, Bob Marley, Earth Wind and Fire, John Williams, Pat Metheny, Wayne Shorter, Isley Brothers, John Scofield, The Smiths, Jojo Mayer, Freddie Hubbard, Joe Zawinul, Jamiroquai, Avishai Cohen, Elbow, Sting, Jaco Pastorius, Polar Bear, The Yellowjackets, Antony & the Johnsons, Monk, Miles Davis, Massive Attack, Aphex Twin, Acoustic Ladyland, Marvin Gaye, Jamie Cullum, George Benson, Jeremy Lubbock, The Police, Michael Brecker, EST, Jacques Loussier, U2, The Bad Plus, Curtis Mayfield, Dave Holland, John Patitucci, The Commodores, Janek Gwizdala, Roni Size, Nerve, Herbie Hancock, Pino Palladino, Laurence Cottle, Keith Jarrett, Lee Morgan, Christian Mcbride, John Coltrane...
Sounds Like: a plan

Here's some of the stuff i like, influences etc

Type of Label: Major

My Blog

VIDEO - Jazz workshop with SOWETO KINCH and ABRAM WILSON

evening all. just found this video recorded at a jazz workshop with Soweto Kinch and Abram Wilson - ooh yer. http://www.musicmanifesto.co.uk/features/details/our-hero-so weto/18990/50320 that is all....
Posted by on Fri, 17 Nov 2006 14:11:00 GMT