Steph Richards/Qasim Naqvi duo & Nick Millevoi/Andy Pitcher duo
Wed, Apr 09
|The Maas Building
Maas Building | 1325 N Randolph St, Philadelphia, PA 19122 | 8pm | $10-20 sliding scale |
Time & Location
Apr 09, 2025, 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM
The Maas Building, 1325 N Randolph St, Philadelphia, PA 19122
About the event
Steph Richards is a dynamic improvisor known for her innovative approach to the trumpet and interdisciplinary expression as a composer. An “innately adventurous trumpeter”, (Downbeat), she has collaborated with visionaries Henry Threadgill, Anthony Braxton, Muhal Richard Abrams and John Zorn as well as art pop luminaries Yoko Ono, St. Vincent, David Byrne and Laurie Anderson. Characterized by The New York Times as “boldly inventive…Richards composes in ways that standard notation could never document.” her works span interactions with film, poetry, electronics, choreography and scent and have garnered critical acclaim including Record of the Year by the New York Times and Downbeat. Her seminal record Supersense (2019) featuring all-star improvisers Jason Moran, Stomu Takeishi and Kenny Wolleson includes multimedia artist Sean Raspet creating singular, abstract scents to both inform and converse with the recording.
Her work as an improviser has brought her into contact with progressive voices…