Tom Richards, Jazz Band Clinician from Toronto, ON 

Tom Richards is a musician with a kaleidoscopic range of work. A low-brass specialist, pianist, composer, conductor, and producer, Tom performs with dozens of active projects, including The Human Rights, Queen Kong, Avi Granite 6, and King Cardiac. Tom is the composer and producer behind Unfolding River, an 81-piece series of avant-classical music based on the Tao te Ching. In April 2023, Tom's site-specific composition “Fictional Music” was debuted at Halifax Central Library. March 2025 saw the release of Monophilia, a triptych of three records in breathtaking mono, designed to be played individually or simultaneously.