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NINE WINDS DISCOGRAPHY:
NWCD0139 Rich Halley - Saxophone Animals
NWCD0163 Rich Halley - Umatella Varitions
NWCD0215 Rich Halley - Live at Beanbenders
Rich Halley is a saxophonist and composer who performs in settings that range from solo to large groups. He performs frequently with the Rich Halley Trio which includes Clyde Reed on bass and Dave Storrs on drums.
Over the last two decades, Rich has been the leader of the Lizard Brothers, a sextet whose performances are both "on the edge" and rooted in jazz tradition. The Lizard Brothers have performed at festivals and clubs on the West Coast and in Canada.
Rich Halley has played in jazz groups, rhythm and blues bands and Latin bands in Chicago, San Francisco, the Pacific Northwest and abroad. He was the leader of Multnomah Rhythm Ensemble, a group that combined new jazz with multi-media. He has performed with Andrew Hill, Julius Hemphill, Oliver Lake, Bobby Bradford, Vinny Golia, Obo Addy, Tony Malaby, Michael Vlatkovich, Rob Blakeslee, Michael Bisio and Bert Wilson. Rich is a founder of Oregon's Creative Music Guild.
Rich Halley was educated as a field biologist. His lifelong interest in nature and his love of adventure has informed his music and led him on many trips into wilderness regions around the world. He lives with his family in Portland, Oregon.
