Rick
@rickbritto
New Bedford, MA USA
Joined May 5, 2011
Rick Britto is a well known jazz musician from the New England area.
Rick's latest recording projects include: "For Your Love, "Conversations with Erik & I", Trine: " +1" and "In The Sky" all released on the new TrineArc Music label in the last two years from 2009-2011.
Previous releases on other labels include: The Lord's Orphans: "Holy City", Trine: "Politics", Andy McWain Ensemble: "Resemblance" ," One O'clock Jump Live"
As a musician, Rick has performed with many artists and groups both nationally and locally including Karl Berger, Santi Debriano, Harold Jones, Freddie Redd, Kate McGarry, One O'clock Jump, Royal Hartigan, Wes Brown, Armsted Christian, Jim Robitaille, Semenya McCord, Marcelle Gauvin, John Harrison, Chris Poudrier, Bruce Gertz, Dave Zinno, Herb King, Kenny Wensel, Lou Columbo, Frank Wilkins, Alon Yavnai and numerous other musicians.
He has been double billed with such jazz notables as Ray Brown, Monty Alexander, Rosemary Clooney, Dick Johnson, Dave McKenna, The Artie Shaw Band, The Buddy Rich Band, and Count Basie's Orchestra.
In the world of popular music, Rick has performed with many R&B recording acts from The Drifters and The Tuneweavers to Tavares and even Queen Latifa to name a few.
Rick Britto is also a well known jazz educator from the New England area. A graduate of Berklee College of Music, he is a faculty member at both the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth and Wheaton College instructing private lessons for saxophone and jazz piano,
My Music
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TrineArc Music New Smooth Jazz CD Release
Aug 14, 2011
"For Your Love" Rick Britto TrineArc Music "For Your Love" is a new smooth jazz recording of all fresh and exciting originals written by Rick Britto loaded with songs for lovers to enjoy! The CD covers many styles of Smooth Jazz from R&B to Soul ballads to Hip Hop, Reggae and Latin grooves.
Listened to 'Passage'. This is an exquisitely smooth and soulful down-tempo instrumental with sweet sax improvisation playing that is feels so good...Tremendous track...Really enjoyed listening...