The Richard Cortez Band

Lineup:
Richard Cortez - Vocals
Adam Stein - Tenor saxophone
David Sneider - Trumpet
Will Kjeer - Piano
Dylan Shamat - Bass
Gary Kerkezkou - Drums

A leader in the new crop of vocal talents emerging from the New York City jazz scene, Richard Cortez’s golden voice handles the Great American Songbook with a deep emotional intelligence and an unbridled passion for song. Richard's renderings of timeless treasures by Cole Porter, Billie Holiday, Jerome Kern, and so many others deliver sweetness, self-assuredness and disarming vulnerability with a well-timed wit. Richard breathes exciting new life into this beloved material, forever reminding us that as we progress as a society, so do our stories told within these sacred songs.