Featuring Richard Howell, Saxes, Vocals, Inspiration
with E.W. Wainwright, drums, Gary Brown, Bass, Frederick Harris, Keys, and Destiny Muhammad, Harp and Vocals
“The Richard Howell Quintet is a stellar San Francisco-based all-star cast of artists featuring Richard Howellon saxophone and vocals, E.W. Wainwright on drums, Gary Brown on bass, Frederick Harris on piano and Destiny Muhammad on harp and vocals. The quintet’s theme is to demonstrate the exuberant, rich cultural heritage and definitive musical elements inherent in jazz…spontaneous creativity! The core concept explores accessible melodies, grooves and a spiritual tribute to those who came before us. They honor the old and new traditions in the music and weave the old and new into an innovative presentation of the music. They create improvised compositions at each performance. Every performance is purposely designed to be inclusive with the audience. The audience is an essential part of the performance.
The quintet is infectious and playful. Their music can create a gateway for persons to journey through time, space and dimension. Their music awakens the senses. Some of the audience responses include, people feel the love and connection, people feel pride to have the ancestors represented, people feel good, happy and inspired and want more. As one observer shared, “It’s fun to watch the artists interact and be part of the creation of the music, it makes me feel good and I leave happy.” The artists fundamentally agree that we aren’t free until we all are free.” (Quoted from a RHQ website)
To quote Richard from his website: “Our music is much like a revival touching souls with a purpose to enrich and enhance the lives of others while paying homage to those who came before us in the spirit and essence of John Coltrane.“ You’ll be singing, grooving – maybe dancing, too – when you hear this music. Check out this video about Richard’s quintet. RHQ released their latest CD: “We are all Still Connected” at Yoshi’s in 2010.
E.W. Wainright – DrumsE.W., as Richard calls him, is an internationally acclaimed jazz drummer, performing arts consultant, and producer has enjoyed an impressive career, represented by his command performance for the U.S. State Department and performances at Carnegie Hall and with Nelson Mandela’s USA tour in 1990. In h
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Destiny Muhammad – HarpDestiny Muhammad, Sound Sculptress, combines harp and vocal to create a soundscape that captivates her audience. She currently rewrites classic recordings specifically for the harp and
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Strangers” (Motown jazz label MoJazz). In addition to the co-writing and arranging, Gary alsoshares a producer credit with drummer Celso Alberti for recording artist Zaza’s ambitious cd “Book of Kings.”
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