Richard Exall
Alto sax and clarinet

Richard studied clarinet and saxophone at the Royal College of Music. A native of London he has sucessfully carved out a career in his home city as a virtuoso on both saxophone and clarinet.

Experience:

Clarinet:

• London Sinfonietta
• London Philharmonic
• English Touring Opera
• Glyndbourne Opera

under conductors Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, Ivor Bolton, Sir George Solti and John Georgiadis.

Saxophone:

Latin Jazz and Salsa

• Siempre Caliente
• Gruppo Chevere
• Vic Hugo con Picante
• Robin Jones’ King Salsa
• Orquesta La Clave
• Explosion Cubana
• Roberto Pla’s Latin Jazz Ensemble
• Ildo Ferrera and the Afro Latin Power
• Tumbaito
• European and American Tours with Jesus Alimany’s
  Cubanismo
  

Jazz and Big Band work includes:

• Mike Westbrook Band
• Huw Warren’s Barrel-organ Band
• Sheena Davis Band
• Pete Cater Big Band
• The Grahamophones
• New Squadronaires
• The Ross Mitchell Band
• Freddie Staff Big Band
• String of Pearls Orchestra
• Pasadena Roof Orchestra
• Memphis Belle Orchestra
• Charleston Chasers
• Steve Martland Band
• Root Position Quintet

Tours throughout the UK and Europe with the Jazz Quintet "Root Position"
reaching the final of European Jazz Competition 1995 and award winning band
at Getxo International Jazz Festival.

Pop music, recordings and commercial work include:

• United Funk Organization
• William Orbit
• PJ Proby
• Martha Reeves UK tour
• The Selector
• Beat International
• Count Indigo
• Pete Waterman
• Chicago
• 5 Guys Named Mo

OTHER INTERESTS
Absolutely loves frogs!
Actually met Princess Diana once, she was lovely.