Sue Richardson
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Sue Richardson is an English
jazz
singer
, trumpet player and composer
born in Dunstable
, Bedfordshire
, England
.
was the band's president and they played many concerts with him. In 1986 the visited the World Expo in Vancouver, Canada and played for Margaret Thatcher
.
On leaving school Sue joined the BBC Symphony Chorus
, singing at events such as The Last Night of The Proms and Christmas Carols on Blue Peter
.
Sue attended Goldsmiths College
(University of London) and gained a BMus(Hons).
She currently resides in Seaford
, East Sussex with her husband and son.
In 2002 she was a finalist in The Marion Montgomery Awards at The Jazz Divas Festival on the Isle of Wight.
In 2004 Sue toured with Liane Carroll in the UK, playing support and released her first album Out of a Song (SPR002CD) on Splash Point Records. In 2007 she released Emergence (SPR006CD)
Sue plays Eclipse trumpets and is an endorsee. Her trumpets are embellished with 24 carat gold flowers.
In 2008 Sue was featured on Ian Shaw's release of Sad Sweet Song (SPR011SG), a tribute to the late Humphrey Lyttelton. As a result Sue became guest trumpet player with the Humphrey Lyttelton band, appearing at The Hammersmith Apollo for the concert celebrating his life.
In 2011 Sue released her third album, Fanfare (SPR010CD). It was reviewed in The Observer
by Dave Gelly who commented that she is "no mere gimmick". The launch concert was reviewed in The Times
by Clive Davis. "her timbre is warm and full-bodied - her soloing, while avoiding high-note theatrics, evokes the generosity and exuberance of players from the swing era."
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
singer
Singing
Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
, trumpet player and composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
born in Dunstable
Dunstable
Dunstable is a market town and civil parish located in Bedfordshire, England. It lies on the eastward tail spurs of the Chiltern Hills, 30 miles north of London. These geographical features form several steep chalk escarpments most noticeable when approaching Dunstable from the north.-Etymology:In...
, Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire is a ceremonial county of historic origin in England that forms part of the East of England region.It borders Cambridgeshire to the north-east, Northamptonshire to the north, Buckinghamshire to the west and Hertfordshire to the south-east....
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
.
Biography
Sue grew up in Bedfordshire and was involved in music through the county's free music education. She received trumpet lessons and attended a Saturday music school in Dunstable. She attended Northfields Upper School in Dunstable in the 1980s and joined their bigband. George ChisholmGeorge Chisholm
George Chisholm may refer to:* George Chisholm , British geographer* George Chisholm , British trombone player and bandleader*George Chisholm...
was the band's president and they played many concerts with him. In 1986 the visited the World Expo in Vancouver, Canada and played for Margaret Thatcher
Margaret Thatcher
Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990...
.
On leaving school Sue joined the BBC Symphony Chorus
BBC Symphony Chorus
The BBC Symphony Chorus is a British amateur chorus based in London. It is the dedicated chorus for the BBC Symphony Orchestra, though it performs with other national and international orchestras....
, singing at events such as The Last Night of The Proms and Christmas Carols on Blue Peter
Blue Peter
Blue Peter is the world's longest-running children's television show, having first aired in 1958. It is shown on CBBC, both in its BBC One programming block and on the CBBC channel. During its history there have been many presenters, often consisting of two women and two men at a time...
.
Sue attended Goldsmiths College
Goldsmiths College
Goldsmiths, University of London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom which specialises in the arts, humanities and social sciences, and a constituent college of the federal University of London. It was founded in 1891 as Goldsmiths' Technical and Recreative Institute...
(University of London) and gained a BMus(Hons).
She currently resides in Seaford
Seaford
-In the United States of America:*Seaford, Delaware*Seaford, New York*Seaford, Virginia*Seaford Hundred, an unincorporated subdivision of Sussex County, Delaware; see List of Delaware Hundreds-In Australia:*Seaford, Victoria**Seaford railway station, Melbourne...
, East Sussex with her husband and son.
Career
In 1995 Sue married pianist Neal Richardson and embarked on a professional music career. First working on cruise ships and hotel residencies around the world and later returning to the UK and forming her own jazz quintet which she writes and arranges for.In 2002 she was a finalist in The Marion Montgomery Awards at The Jazz Divas Festival on the Isle of Wight.
In 2004 Sue toured with Liane Carroll in the UK, playing support and released her first album Out of a Song (SPR002CD) on Splash Point Records. In 2007 she released Emergence (SPR006CD)
Sue plays Eclipse trumpets and is an endorsee. Her trumpets are embellished with 24 carat gold flowers.
In 2008 Sue was featured on Ian Shaw's release of Sad Sweet Song (SPR011SG), a tribute to the late Humphrey Lyttelton. As a result Sue became guest trumpet player with the Humphrey Lyttelton band, appearing at The Hammersmith Apollo for the concert celebrating his life.
In 2011 Sue released her third album, Fanfare (SPR010CD). It was reviewed in The Observer
The Observer
The Observer is a British newspaper, published on Sundays. In the same place on the political spectrum as its daily sister paper The Guardian, which acquired it in 1993, it takes a liberal or social democratic line on most issues. It is the world's oldest Sunday newspaper.-Origins:The first issue,...
by Dave Gelly who commented that she is "no mere gimmick". The launch concert was reviewed in The Times
The Times
The Times is a British daily national newspaper, first published in London in 1785 under the title The Daily Universal Register . The Times and its sister paper The Sunday Times are published by Times Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary since 1981 of News International...
by Clive Davis. "her timbre is warm and full-bodied - her soloing, while avoiding high-note theatrics, evokes the generosity and exuberance of players from the swing era."
Discography
- 2004 Out of a Song
- 2007 Emergence
- 2008 Sad Sweet Song (Guest appearance on Ian ShawIan ShawDr. Ian Shaw is an Egyptologist and senior lecturer in Egyptian archaeology at the University of Liverpool.-Life:His field work was largely focused in el-Amarna, but in recent times, he has done extensive excavations of mining and quarrying sites from many different Ancient Egyptian periods...
's "Sad Sweet Song") - 2011 Fanfare
Media
- Sue Richardson’s Fanfare reviewed in The ObserverThe ObserverThe Observer is a British newspaper, published on Sundays. In the same place on the political spectrum as its daily sister paper The Guardian, which acquired it in 1993, it takes a liberal or social democratic line on most issues. It is the world's oldest Sunday newspaper.-Origins:The first issue,...
, February 2011: http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2011/feb/06/sue-richardson-fanfare-review - Sue Richardson’s launch concert for Fanfare reviewed in The TimesThe TimesThe Times is a British daily national newspaper, first published in London in 1785 under the title The Daily Universal Register . The Times and its sister paper The Sunday Times are published by Times Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary since 1981 of News International...
, February 2011: http://www.splashpointmusic.com/press_pages/times1102.pdf - Sue Richardson interviewed and performing on BBC Radio 4's Woman's HourWoman's HourWoman's Hour is a radio magazine programme broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in the United Kingdom.-History:Created by Norman Collins and originally presented by Alan Ivimey the programme was first broadcast on 7 October 1946 on the BBC's Light Programme . It was transferred to its current home in 1973...
, March 2010: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/womanshour/04/2010_12_tue.shtml - Sue Richardson interviewed on France 24France 24France 24 is an international news and current affairs television channel. The service is aimed at the overseas market, similar to BBC World News, DW-TV, NHK World and RT, and broadcast through satellite and cable operators throughout the world. During 2010 the channel started broadcasting through...
TV, May 2010 http://www.france24.com/en/20100527-british-jazz-vocalist-trumpet-player-album-fanfare-singer-katie-melua-the-house-casali#