RICHARD NELSON

Progressive Big Band / Third Stream / Post Bop / 21st Century Modern • United States
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Described as “an ambitious and daring composer” who has “come up with a distinctive synthesis of modern jazz, and contemporary orchestral music” (Dave Wayne, All About Jazz), composer/guitarist Richard Nelson fosters a healthy creative interplay between the in-the-moment spontaneity of improvisational explorations and the more deliberately organized realms of composition.

Richard is co-leader, guitarist, and a principal composer for the Makrokosmos Orchestra, a 15-player, New York-based hybrid jazz/new-music ensemble, with numerous appearances at ShapeShifter Lab in Brooklyn and a recent album, Dissolve, featuring his compositions. Dissolve (Adhyâropa Records) is a triptych of his large-ensemble compositions for the Makrokosmos group. Dan McClenaghan at All About Jazz called it "modern jazz at its highest level" and Kevin Whitlock at Jazzwise (UK) described it as "bursting with energy, ideas and dynamism . . . Big band sonics taken to the 23rd century."

Richard's works have additionally been performed by ensembles such as ALEA III, read more...
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RICHARD NELSON Figurations album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
 Figurations
Post Bop 2001
RICHARD NELSON Richard Nelson Large Ensemble : Pursuit album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
 Richard Nelson Large Ensemble : Pursuit
Progressive Big Band 2011
RICHARD NELSON Richard Nelson / Aardvark Jazz Orchestra : Deep River album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
 Richard Nelson / Aardvark Jazz Orchestra : Deep River
Progressive Big Band 2015
RICHARD NELSON Richard Nelson, Makrokosmos Orchestra : Dissolve album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
 Richard Nelson, Makrokosmos Orchestra : Dissolve
Third Stream 2024

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RICHARD NELSON the richard nelson quintet : Origin Story album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
 the richard nelson quintet : Origin Story
21st Century Modern 2005

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