Biography

Kim Richmond is based in Los Angeles and works as a freelance musician, doing studio work, shows and various jazz venues. His reputation is primarily as a doubling saxophonist (most often lead alto saxophone, doubling on flutes and clarinet). He is considered a jazz stylist and holds a position of high musical respect among his peers, both as a player and as a composer/arranger and leader.

Kim Richmond has been a member of the orchestras of Stan Kenton (on the road and one album), Bob Florence (on 12 albums), Vinny Golia (2 albums), Clare Fischer (one album), Louis Bellson, Bill Holman and many others. The recording "Refractions," featuring the Kim Richmond Concert Jazz Orchestra, a 23-piece showcase for Kim's writing and soloing abilities, was released in Summer 2003.. This album rendered a Grammy nomination for Best Instrumental Compositon. His latest album is "CrossWeave," co-led with trumpeter Clay Jenkins with a sextet also featuring tenor saxophonist Rich Perry and pianist Harold Danko. "Ballads" (on Chase Music Group label), released Summer 2001, is a collection of Kim's favorite standards in a jazz setting featuring his own solo alto and soprano saxophone styles. Other recordings include "Looking In Looking Out." “Passages by the Kim Richmond Concert Jazz Orchestra and two more recordings co-led with trumpeter and tour partner Clay Jenkins: "Range"  and "Look At The Time".

In spite of his busy schedule in the professional music world, Kim Richmond enjoys keeping in touch with the educational music field by serving as guest lecturer, conductor and soloist (his primary jazz voice is on alto saxophone) at college music festivals and workshops around the country, touring several times a year. In addition to his teaching ensembles, composition and saxophoneat USC, he is a Selmer artist and a clinician/artist-in-residence at the Jim Widner Summer Jazz Camps held at Drury College, Springfield, MO, and Simpson College, near Des Moines, IA. He has also been a member of the faculty of the Bud Shank Summer Jazz Camp in Port Townsend, Washington, and the University of Iowa Summer Jazz Camp, Iowa City, IA. In Los Angeles, he is Music Director and conductor for the Los Angeles Music Center's Spotlight Awards (spotlighting Southern California's top student talent), held every April.

Whatever his mode of expression, be it instrumental performance, composition, arranging and conducting, Kim Richmond is striving to express a uniquely original voice, combining his extensive experience with the new sounds of our evolving musical world.

Professional Experience

• The Kim Richmond Concert Jazz Orchestra: "Refractions"
• The Kim Richmond/Clay Jenkins Ensemble: "CrossWeave"

Academic Degrees

• BS Music Education, BM Music Compostion, University of Illinois, 1963