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Grant D Richards
Grant Richards is an award-winning pianist, composer, and educator based in New York. A native of Portland, Oregon, he began playing piano at the age of eight and enrolled at Berklee College of Music on a full-tuition Jimmy Lyons Scholarship in 2009. He has since performed with Grammy award-winning artists Esperanza Spalding, Eddie Gomez, and Terri Lyne Carrington, as well as luminaries Simon Phillips, Kurt Rosenwinkel, and Valerie Simpson.
A prolific bandleader and composer, Grant has released four albums as a leader over the past ten years to critical acclaim while performing extensively in the US and abroad. Over a career spanning two decades, Grant’s skillful versatility as a pianist and educator has brought him around the world, spending extensive time based in India and Japan before settling in NYC.
In October 2024, Grant released Menagerie, a vast collaborative songwriting project straddling the line between jazz, pop, and neo-soul which features a host of talented NYC vocalists and musicians. The album has been streamed digitally over 500,000 times worldwide and vinyl is available at over 50 record stores across the U.S. More recently, he was awarded grants from Chamber Music America and the Cafe Royal Cultural Foundation for upcoming new works.
Grant currently resides in Brooklyn where he maintains an active performing and teaching schedule in NYC and throughout the country.
Tags
Primary Instrument
Piano
Location
New York City
Willing to teach
Beginner to advanced
Credentials/Background
$90/hour Zoom lessons available
Grant Richards is an award-winning jazz pianist and educator. At the age of eight, Grant began playing piano, and by the time he entered college, he had won four Student Music Awards from Downbeat Magazine and recorded his first album as a leader. In 2009, Grant enrolled at Berklee College of Music on a full-tuition Jimmy Lyons Scholarship. He has since shared the stage with Grammy® award-winning artists Esperanza Spalding, Eddie Gomez, and Terri Lyne Carrington, as well as luminaries Simon Phillips, Kurt Rosenwinkel, and Valerie Simpson. After releasing his second studio album “Numinous,” Grant moved to Japan for nearly three years where he taught at an international music school and performed often in the vibrant Tokyo music scene. Upon returning to the U.S., he was hired as the musical director and rehearsal pianist for the prestigious Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival Tap Program in the summer of 2019. Currently, Grant lives in New York City where he remains active creating music and teaching throughout the city and online.
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Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson
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Grant D Richards
Location: New York City
Instrument: Piano
Born: 1990
