RISHARD is an accomplished Jazz vocalist & scat singer, who got his start singing gospel music while growing up in Chattanooga. He starred as the Wiz in the first black production at The Little Theatre, now known as the Theatre Center and sung the National Anthem at Engel Stadium for the Chattanooga Lookouts Baseball team.
Rishard plays trumpet, guitar, drums and sings covers songs.
Rishard is an icon on the Chattanooga circuit. Rishard has been seen performing at The Chattanooga, Southside Jazz Junction, The Flying Squirrel, The Comedy Catch. He frequently performs in Nashville at the Jazz Jam@ Commodore Grille and has been sighted in Atlanta at Cafe 290.
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THE ATLANTA JAZZ TRIO performs classic & contemporary jazz at concerts, festivals, corporate events, weddings, receptions & private parties throughout Atlanta & the southeast. The trio’s musicians perform the finest jazz, from classic vintage standards of Sinatra & the Rat Pack, Latin Jazz, bossa nova & swing, to gospel, pop & big band sounds! Create the perfect atmosphere of sophisticated elegance for your party or event.
ATLANTA STEEL PAN & ISLAND MUSIC Bring the Caribbean sound of steel drum music to any event, venue, wedding, reception, festival, party or function! Steel drum music, accompanied by djembe, bongo & conga drums is performed by Atlanta’s favorite Steel Pan & Calypso Band! Import the live, pulsating rhythmic flavor of Trinidad & Tobago’s Carnival, Soca & Calypso led by Steel Pan Music to your event! Atlanta Steel Pan & Island Music performs: Bob Marley, Jimmy Buffet, Jamaican Reggae, Calypso, Latin, Jazz Standards & Contemporary Music! STEEL DRUM or MARIMBA accompanied by Island GUITAR & UKULELE.
Accomplished bass player, performing since 1960, Ray’s Linked in profile reads, “Just A Bass Player who pull 4, 5 and 6 strings.” Need we say more?
TEMPE OTTO painstakingly recreates the music, eloquence, dress and mood of the 50s and early 60s.
2nd Line Atlanta has over 20 years of experience performing NEW ORLEANS SECOND LINE MUSIC and JAZZ and personifies the unique musical sounds of the City of New Orleans, a music considered the foundation for traditional Jazz and Dixieland.