Rich Perry

Born:
in Cleveland, Ohio

Genre: Jazz
Active: '80s, '90s, 2000s
Instrument: Sax (Tenor)

Biography

A fine young veteran tenor player, Rich Perry went on the road in 1975 with the Glenn Miller ghost band. In 1976, he moved to New York and joined the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis orchestra. He went on to play with a wide variety of top players including Chet Baker, Machito, Bob Moses, Jack McDuff, Billy Hart, Eddie Gomez, Tom Harrell, the Mel Lewis big band, and Harold Danko. Rich Perry first recorded as a leader in 1993 for SteepleChase. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide

Representative Albums:

To Start Again, Rhapsody, Beautiful Love

A Member of the Group:

Rufus Reid Quintet

Worked With:

Nils Winther, Dick Oatts, Tony Kadleck, Josiah Gluck, Scott Colley, Harold Danko, Jay Anderson, Mel Lewis