Mike Richmond (born February 26, 1948, in Philadelphia) is an American jazz bassist.
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.
His music was sampled in the song "Buggin' Out" by A Tribe Called Quest.
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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