Rich Perry

As a leader

Dream with Gary Versace (piano), Jay Anderson (bass) and John Riley (drums) – SteepleChase Records (2025).

Progression with Gary Versace (piano), Jay Anderson (bass) and John Riley (drums) - SteepleChase Records (2023).

Everything Happens with Gary Versace (piano), Jay Anderson (bass) and John Riley (drums) - SteepleChase Records (2022)

Happy Destiny with Gary Versace (piano), Jay Anderson (bass) and John Riley (drums) - SteepleChase Records (2021)

“Tenor saxophonist Rich Perry unveils yet another melodious, mellifluous recording that defies convention. Rich Perry doesn’t bother with trend, location, theme, or possible muse. Instead, he simply reels off sumptuous, yearning compositions, performed by a crack NYC quartet” (Ken Micallef, JazzTimes, 2021).

Other Matters with Gary Versace (piano), Jay Anderson (bass) and John Riley (drums) – SteepleChase Records (2019)

“Perry’s phraseology along with the arc of his solos represent a further departure spurred on by his distinctive compositions. A wonderful CD that effectively adds a new page to this tenorist’s impressive work.” (Frank Griffith, London Jazz News).

Mood with Harold Danko (piano), Jay Anderson (bass) and Jeff Hirshfield (drums) – SteepleChase Records (2016).

“Mood should be considered essential listening for anyone looking to pursue a performing career” (Ken Dryden, Feb. 2017, The New York City Jazz Record).

Organique with with Gary Versace (Hammond B-3 organ), Jeff Hirshfield (drums) – SteepleChase Records (2015).

Nocturne, with Nate Radley (Guitar), John Hebert (Bass) and Jeff Hirshfield (Drums) – SteepleChase Records (2014).

“Rich Perry’s album ‘Nocturne’ marks the twenty-first release in his twenty-one year tenure with SteepleChase and for the first time Rich employs guitar (by Nat Radley) instead of piano for his quartet. They perform a selection of eight jazz standards from composers such as Charlie Parker, Kenny Dorham, Cole Porter and others”.

Rich Perry has maintained a long-term friendship and collaboration with Harold Danko, begun during their days with Thad Jones/Mel Lewis. It has resulted in Perry’s cds To Start Again, Cancoes do Brasil, At Eastman, East Of The Sun, Rhapsody, Your’e My Everything and At The Kitano Vol 1. and Danko’s cds Prestigious, Nightscapes, Stablemates, Tidal Breeze, New Autumn, The Feeling of Jazz, Next Age, and Oatts &Perry Vols 1, 2, and 3.

Rich Perry has recorded extensively for SteepleChase. The 27 albums he has recorded as a leader have featured such greats as George Mraz, Fred Hersch, Victor Lewis, Scott Colley, Billy Hart, Frank Kimbrough, Jay Anderson, Renee Rosnes, Billy Drumond, George Colligan, and Tom Rainey.

• Dream (SteepleChase, 2025)
• Progression (SteepleChase, 2023)
• Everything Happens (SteepleChase, 2022)
• Happy Destiny (SteepleChase, 2021)
• Other Matters (SteepleChase, 2019)
• Mood (SteepleChase, 2016)
• Organique (SteepleChase, 2015)
• Nocturne (SteepleChase, 2014)
• Time Was (SteepleChase, 2012)
• Grace (SteepleChase, 2011)
• At the Kitano, Vol. 3 (SteepleChase, 2010)
• Gone (SteepleChase, 2010)
• At the Kitano, Vol. 2 (SteepleChase, 2008)
• E.Motion (SteepleChase, 2007)
• At the Kitano, Vol. 1 (SteepleChase, 2006)
• Rhapsody (SteepleChase, 2006)
• You’re My Everything (SteepleChase, 2005)
• East of the Sun and West of 2nd Avenue (SteepleChase, 2004)
• At Eastman (SteepleChase, 2003)
• Hearsay (SteepleChase, 2002)
• O Grand Amor (SteepleChase, 2001)
• Doxy (SteepleChase, 2000)
• So in Love (SteepleChase, 2000)
• Cancoes do Brasil (SteepleChase, 2000)
• Left Alone (SteepleChase, 1997)
• What Is This? (SteepleChase, 1995)
• Beautiful Love (SteepleChase, 1994)
• To Start Again (SteepleChase, 1993)

As a sideman (New Releases)

John Yao And His 17 Piece Instrument – Points In Time (See Tao Recordings, 2025)

Steve Millhouse – Looking Back To Today (SteepleChase, 2025)

Hyeseon Hong Jazz Orchestra – Things will pass (Pacific Coast Jazz, 2024)

Niculin Janett Quartet feat. Rich Perry – Toxicology Report (Unit Records, 2024)

Michael Brorby & Friends – The Note Collector (Acoustic Recording, 2024)

Harold Danko – Trillium (SteepleChase, 2023)

Mareike Wiening – Reveal (Greenleaf Music, 2023)

John Hart – Resonance (SteepleChase, 2023)

Steve Millhouse- The unwinding (SteepleChase, 2023)

Niculin Janett Quartet feat. Rich Perry – Mostly Original (2024)

Song for Alice by Dave Scott

Field Theory by Matt Panayides

    

Secret of Inanna by Connie Han

Semantics by Andrew Rathbun (Steeplechase Records, 2022)

Nightquest by Ron McLure

Future Memories by Mareike Wiening

Various Artists – Kimbrough (2021)

Spring Garden by Harold Danko (SteepleChase, 2021)

Ballad for a Rainy Afternoon by Mark Soskin

Data Lords by Maria Schneider Orchestra

 

Ambiguity by Dave Scott

Nice Treatment by trio Trio

Sound of Bronze by Jeong Hwan Park

 Live at Smalls with Mark Soskin (piano), Jay Anderson (bass) and Anthony Pinciotti (drums)

Schwimmende Elefanten with the Holger Scheidt

People and Place with the Sam Javitch Quartet 

Complexes with the Niculin Janett Quartet

Brooklyn Aura with the Dave Scott Quintet (Dave Scott, Rich Perry, Jacob Sacks, John Hebert, Satoshi Takeishi)

Maria Schneider Orchestra: The Thompson Fields

Keith Karns Big Band: An Eye on the Future

Arthur Vint & Associates: Through the Badlands

The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra: Over Time

Peter Brendler (bass), Message in Motion. The album features Rich Perry (tenor), Peter Evans (trumpet) and Vinnie Sperrazza (drums) and Ben Monder (guitar).

The Buselli-Wallarab Jazz Orchestra: Basically Baker, Vol. 2. The Big Band Music of David Baker.

George Mraz quartet: Live at The Castle with George Mraz (leader) on bass, David Hazeltine on piano and Joey Baron on drums. 

Rich Perry has appeared on over 120 albums, these are:

• Maria Schneider Orchestra
  • Evanescence (Enja Records, 1994)
  • Coming About (Enja Records, 1996)
  • Live At The Jazz Standard—Days Of Wine And Roses (ArtistShare, 2000)
  • Allegresse (Enja Records, 2000)
  • Concert in the Garden (ArtistShare, 2004)
  • Sky Blue (ArtistShare, 2007)
  • The Thompson Fields (ArtistShare, 2015)
  • Data Lords (ArtistShare, 2020)

• Harold Danko
  • Next Age (SteepleChase, 1994)
  • New Autumn (SteepleChase, 1996)
  • The Feeling of Jazz (SteepleChase, 1996)
  • Tidal Breeze (SteepleChase, 1997)
  • Nightscapes (SteepleChase, 2000)
  • Prestigious: A tribute to Eric Dolphy (SteepleChase, 2001)
  • Oats & Perry (SteepleChase, 2006)
  • Oats & Perry II (SteepleChase, 2010)
  • Oats & Perry III (SteepleChase, 2013)
  • Stable Mates (SteepleChase, 20218)
  • Spring Garden (SteepleChase, 2021)
  • Trillium (SteepleChase, 2023)

• George Mraz
  • Mraz Jazz (Milestone, 1996)
  • Bottom Lines (Milestone, 1997)
  • Jazz at the Castle (Multisonic, 2012)

• Fred Hersch
  • Forward Motion (Chesky Records, 1991)
  • Point in Time (Enja Records, 1995)
  • Songs Without Words (Nonesuch, 2001)

• The Rufus Reid Quintet
  • The Gait Keeper (Sunnyside Records, 2006)
  • Live At The Kennedy Center (Motéma Music, 2007)

• Ron McClure
  • Dream Team (SteepleChase, 1998)
  • Double Triangle (Naxos Jazz, 1999)
  • Soft Hands (SteepleChase, 2007)
  • New Moon (SteepleChase, 2009)
  • Nightquest (SteepleChase, 2022)

• The Thad Jones / Mel Lewis Orchestra
  • In Europe (ITM ARCHIVES, 2007)
  • Live in Poland, The Complete Poland Concerts 1976 & 1978 (Gambit Records, 2009)

• The Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra
  • Naturally (Telarc, 1979)
  • Play The Compositions Of Herbie Hancock – Live In Montreux (MPS, 1980)
  • Featuring Clark Terry And Bob Brookmeyer – Live At The Village Vanguard, February 1980 (DCC Jazz, 1991)

• The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra
  • Lickety Split, The Music of Jim McNeely (New World Records, 1997)
  • Thad Jones Legacy (New World, 1999)
  • Can I Persuade You (Planet Arts, 2001)
  • The Way – Music of Slide Hampton (Planet Arts, 2003)
  • Up From the Skies – Music of Jim McNeely (Planet Arts, 2005)
  • Monday Night Live at The Village Vanguard (Planet Arts, 2008)
  • Overtime Music Of Bob Brookmeyer (Planet Arts Recordings, 2014)

• The John Fedchock New York Big Band
  • John Fedchock New York Big Band (Reservoir, 1992)
  • On the Edge (Reservoir, 1998)
  • Nonsense (Reservoir, 2002)
  • Up and Running (Reservoir, 2007)
  • Like It Is (MAMA, 2015)

• Joe Henderson
  • The Joe Henderson Big Band Big Band (Verve, 1997)

• Lee Konitz & Rich Perry
  • RichLee! (SteepleChase, 1998)

• Paul Bley
  • Speechless (SteepleChase, 1997)

• Renee Rosnes
  • Manhattan Rain (Pony Canyon, 2012)

• Andy LaVerne
  • Pianissimo (SteepleChase, 2000)

• Dave Scott
  • Song For Amy (SteepleChase, 2004)
  • Naïveté (SteepleChase, 2007)
  • Nonchalant (SteepleChase, 2009)
  • Brooklyn Aura (SteepleChase, 2016)
  • Ambiguity (SteepleChase, 2020)
  • Song For Alice (SteepleChase, 2023)

• Keith Karns Big Band
  • An Eye on The Future (Summit Records, 2017)

• Sam Javitch
  • People and Places (Not On Label, 2017)

• Buselli-Wallarab Jazz Orchestra
  • Basically Baker, vol.2 – Tthe Big Band Music of David Baker (Patois Records, 2017)

• Dave Stryker
  • Blue to the Bone (SteepleChase, 1996)
  • Big Room (SteepleChase, 1997)

• Gary Versace
  • Time And Again (SteepleChase, 2005)

• Clay Jenkins
  • Matters Of Time (Jazz Compass, 2004)

• Niculin Janett
  • No Parking Any Time (QFTF, 2017)
  • Complexes (QFTF, 2018)
  • Mostly Original (2021)
  • Toxicology Report (Unit Records, 2024)

• Mareike Wiening
  • Crosswalk (Greenleaf Music, 2014)
  • Metropolis Paradise (Greenleaf Music, 2019)
  • Future Memories (Greenleaf Music, 2021)
  • Reveal (Greenleaf Music, 2023)

• Sila Cevikce
  • A New Abode (SteepleChase, 2004)

• Olegario Diaz
  • Having Fun (SteepleChase, 2011)
  • The Skyline Sessions (SteepleChase, 2012)

• Aaron Irwin
  • Into The Light (Fresh Sound New Talent, 2006)

• Michael Blanco
  • In The Morning (Fresh Sound New Talent, 2006)

• Christian Finger
  • Merge Into Beauty (2006)

• Steve Lampert
  • Venus Perplexed (SteepleChase, 2004)
  • Music From There (Bridge Records, 2007)

• Dan Rufolo
  • Laughter (Not On Label, The Dan Rufolo Trio Self-released, 2012)

• Jeanfrancois Prins
  • El Gaucho (Challenge Records, 2012)

• Pete Malinverni
  • Invisible Cities (Reservoir, 2008)
  • Emerging Markets (Glass Beach Jazz, 2015)

• Jon Hamar
  • Idyl Wild (Origin Records, 2013)

• Richard Sussman
  • The Evolution Suite (Zoho, 2016)

• Matt Panayides
  • Tapestries Of Song (Pacific Coast Jazz, 2010)
  • Conduits (Pacific Coast Jazz, 2015)
  • Field Theory (Pacific Coast Jazz, 2021)

• Hyeseon Hong Jazz Orchestra
  • EE-YA-GI (Mama Records, 2017)
  • Things will pass (Pacific Coast Jazz, 2024)

• Peter Brendler
  • Outside The Line (Posi-Tone, 2014)
  • Message in Motion (Posi-Tone, 2016)

• Arthur Vint & Associates
  • Through the Badlands (Ropeadope Records, 2016)
  • Death Rides a Horse (Ropeadope Records, 2017)

• Jason Jackson
  • Inspiration (Planet Arts, 2014)

• Holger Scheidt
  • Flight Falls (Konnex Records, 2011)
  • The Tides of Life (Enja Records, 2014)
  • Schwimmende Elefanten (Enja Records, 2018)

• Steve Millhouse
  • The Unwinding (SteepleChase, 2023)
  • Looking Back To Today (SteepleChase, 2025)

• Jeong Hwan Park
  • Sound of Bronze (JPbassandmusic, 2019)

• Dave Panichi 
  • Blues For McCoy (Spirit Music, 1996)

• Beata Hlavenková
  • Joy for Joel (Animal Music, 2009)

• Trio Trio 
  • Nice Treatment (SteepleChase, 2020)

• Mark Soskin
  • Live at Smalls (SmallsLIVE, 2015)
  • Ballad for a Rainy Afternoon (SteepleChase, 2021)

• Michael Brorby & Friends
  • The Note Collector (Acoustic Recording, 2024)

• Various artists
  • Kimbrough (Newvelle Records, 2021)

• Larry Schneider, Rich Perry, Igor Butman, Billy Drummond, Andy LaVerne
  • SteepleChase Jam Session Volume 12 (SteepleChase, 2004)

• Rich Perry, Rick Margitza, Joshua Douglas Smith, Andy LaVerne, Steve LaSpina, Billy Drummond
  • SteepleChase Jam Session Volume 19 (SteepleChase, 2006)

• Jon Gordon, Rich Perry, Dave Schnitter, Michael Weiss, Jay Anderson, Joe Farnsworth
  • SteepleChase Jam Session Volume 24 (SteepleChase, 2007)

• Conrad Herwig, Rich Perry, Steve Davis
  • Jam Session, Vol. 28 (SteepleChase, 2008)

• Connie Han
  • Secrets of Inanna (Mack Avenue Records, 2022)

• Peter DiCarlo
  • Onward (Shifting Paradigm Records, 2021)

• Bill Warfield Big Band
  • The city never sleeps (Sea Breeze Jazz, 1993

• Steve Allee Trio
  • Dragonfly (Owl Studios, 2008)

• Andrew Rathbun
  • Semantics (SteepleChase, 2022)