Tim Richards Trio

In 1979 Tim formed the seminal modern jazz group Spirit Level, a band that toured the Britain and Europe extensively in the 1980s and 90s,

released seven albums, and was nominated 'Best Small group' in the 1995 British Jazz Awards. In recent years, Tim has won acclaim as a composer and arranger, developing ideas in the larger instrumental setting of his nine-piece band Great Spirit, which has featured key players on the British scene. He has also written pieces for a wide variety of non-jazz ensembles. His style has been described as "A unique mixture formed from his admiration of both the expansive, robust playing of McCoy Tyner and the luminous delicacy of Abdullah Ibrahim."