Sue Richardson is an

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and composer born in

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, England.

Biography

She 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 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

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. On leaving school, Richardson joined the

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, singing at events such as the

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and Christmas Carols on ''

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''. She attended

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(University of London) and gained a BMus(Hons). She currently resides in Seaford,

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, with her husband and son.

Career

In 1995, she 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

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. In 2004, Richardson 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) Richardson plays Eclipse trumpets and is an endorsee. Her trumpets are embellished with 24 carat gold flowers. In 2008, Richardson was featured on Ian Shaw's release of ''Sad Sweet Song'' (SPR011SG), a tribute to the late

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. As a result, Richardson became guest trumpet player with the Humphrey Lyttelton band, appearing at the

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for the concert celebrating his life. In 2011, Richardson released her third album, ''Fanfare'' (SPR010CD). It was reviewed in ''

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'' by Dave Gelly who commented that she is "no mere gimmick". The launch concert was reviewed in ''

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'' 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 Shaw's "Sad Sweet Song") *2011 ''Fanfare''

Media

* Sue Richardson's Fanfare reviewed in ''

'', February 2011 * Sue Richardson's launch concert for Fanfare reviewed in ''

'', February 2011 * Sue Richardson interviewed and performing on BBC Radio 4's ''

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'', March 2010 * Sue Richardson interviewed on

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TV, May 2010

References

External links

Suerichardson.biz

Splashpointrecords.com
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