Mike Richmond (musician)

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Mike Richmond (born February 26, 1948 in Philadelphia) is an American jazz bassist.

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Richmond started on guitar then picked up bass in his early teens. He attended Temple University (1965–1970), studying with Edward Arian from the Philadelphia Orchestra. After lessons with Jimmy Garrison in the early 1970s he began performing with Chico Hamilton and Arnie Lawrence, also working with Stan Getz, Jack DeJohnette, Horace Silver, Joe Henderson, Lee Konitz, Hubert Laws, Franco Ambrosetti, Dannie Richmond, Gil Evans, Art Farmer, Woody Herman, and George Gruntz.

Starting in 1980, Richmond devoted time to learning the sitar, traveling to Madras, India and performing live with Ravi Shankar. He led Mingus Dynasty (replacing Mingus) from 1980 to 1985, and began teaching at New York University in 1988 (Teacher of the Year, 1991 & 1994).

Richmond won a Grammy Award for Miles & Quincy Live at Montreux . His book Modern Walking Bass Technique is used internationally.

Discography

As leader

As sideman

With Franco Ambrosetti

With Bob Berg

With Jerry Bergonzi

With Keith Copeland and Kenny Barron

With Ted Curson

With Miles Davis and Quincy Jones

With Buddy DeFranco

With Jack DeJohnette

With Gil Evans

With Herb Geller

With Stan Getz

With George Gruntz

With Chico Hamilton

With Roland Hanna

With Tom Harrell

With Richie Havens

With Daniel Humair

With Vic Juris

With Eric Kloss

With Jimmy Knepper

With Lee Konitz

With Ted Curson

Round Midnight (Generation records, 1983)

With Andy LaVerne

8 Rhapsody (SteepleChase, 2019)

With Arnie Lawrence

With Hubert Laws

With Jim McNeely

With Mingus Dynasty

With Mingus Big Band

With Jackie Paris

With Bobby Paunetto

With Jeanfrançois Prins

With Dannie Richmond

With Larry Schneider

With Ravi Shankar

With Ben Sidran

With Marvin Stamm

With Adam Unsworth

Stolen Moments (Acoustical Concepts, 2016) With John Stowell

With Toshiko Akiyoshi – Lew Tabackin Big Band

With Lauren Hooker

All For You My Heart And Soul(MHR Records, 2015) With Ingrid Sertso/Karl Berger/Don Cherry

With Combo Nuvo

With Joshua Breakstone

With Tom Varner

With Naná Vasconcelos

With Bennie Wallace

With Bill Watrous

With Eliot Zigmund

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