Rex Richardson
b"Yamaha Artist Rex Richardson has become one of the busiest crossover trumpet artists in the world. Since 1995, he has recorded and toured around the globe with the critically acclaimed Rhythm and Brass, an ensemble with a reputation as one of the finest brass groups in North America. Richardson also toured North America and Japan as a member of the late jazz legend Joe Henderson's Quintet and Sextet, and Europe with William Russo's Chicago Jazz Ensemble. He has served since 1997 as fluegelhornist, solo cornet and jazz soloist with the Brass Band of Battle Creek.\\n\\nIn recent years Richardson has become increasingly active as a jazz and classical soloist. He has appeared as a guest artist with dozens of important ensembles throughout the world, including the symphony orchestras of Guangzhou (China), Tokyo and Osaka (Japan), Phoenix, Omaha, Rochester, Syracuse, and Oregon, the Orchestra Academic Baskent (Turkey), the Melbourne New Orchestra (Australia), the U.S. Navy Band and Orchestra in Washington, D.C., the Athens (Greece) Jazz Orchestra, the Sydney (Australia) All Stars Big Band, the Navy Commodores Jazz Ensemble, the Brisbane Excelsior Brass Band (national champions of Australia), and many others.\\n\\nFor more information on Rex Richardson, visit www.rextrumpet.com."