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Jazz pianist and composer Richard Beirach was born in New York City, New York on May 23, 1941. Interested in both classical and jazz, he studied with pianist Lennie Tristano while he was still in high school. He then attended Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts, but left after a year and continued his studies at the Manhattan School of Music. He graduated in 1972 with a master’s degree in Music Theory and Composition. He briefly played with Stan Getz before releasing Eon, his solo debut album, in 1974. In the ‘70s and ‘80s, he began collaborating on numerous occasions with saxophonist Dave Liebman. The duo played on each other’s albums before forming the Quest in 1982. The jazz supergroup featured drummer Bill Hart and bassists George Mraz and Ron McClure. During his time off from the Quest, Richard Beirach managed to record some of his most popular solo albums: Convergence (1991), Snow Leopard (1997), and Romantic Rhapsody (2001). Over the course of his career, he has recorded over 50 albums with different group formats including duo, trio, and quintet along with several solo piano albums. Richard Beirach is an in-demand sideman, working on albums by artists such as John Scofield, John Abercrombie, Jeremy Steig, Chet Baker, and many others.
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