Following the success of the 2018 world premiere of
Cincinnati King, Richard is
thrilled to be returning to Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park for
Need Your Love. A
drummer and percussionist, he has performed in over 30 countries worldwide,
including major jazz, blues and world music festivals. He has performed and or
recorded with jazz greats such as John Benitez, Ron Blake, Luis Bonilla, Cameron Brown, George Coleman, Jerry Gonzalez, Harold Mabern, Mulgrew Miller, Scott Robinson,
Lew Soloff, Esperanza Spaulding and Fred Wesley. For over 20 years he has played with Brazilian
piano legend and samba funk innovator Dom Salvador. Other musical associations include singer-songwriter Natalie Merchant, New York bordello blues band Hazmat Modine, and globe-trotting collaborations with the Gangbe Brass Band from Benin, the Tuvan throat singing groups
Huun Hur Tu and Alash, and the Toureg guitarist and singer Bombino. Recent recordings include
“The Art of The Hang,” a piano trio with pianist Nikolaj Hess and bassist Cameron Brown; “You,”
a collaborative trio with guitarist Niklas Winter (Finland) and Emil Hess (Denmark); ”Evolution
Stores,” a nonet recording by Emil Hess; and a cast recording of the musical
This Beautiful City by
the late Michael Friedman. He is a faculty member at the Butler School of Music at the University
of Texas at Austin and holds an M.M. from The Manhattan School of Music, where he was on
the faculty for 12 years. He has also conducted clinics at various music schools and universities in
Denmark and Japan. He is an endorser for Bosphorus cymbals and Beato drum bags.
www.rlhuntley.com
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