Jazz
Free
Richard Cortez
About This Event
Richard Cortez, a New York City–based jazz vocalist who works at the intersection of vocal jazz and freer forms, performs at Arthur's Tavern. He treats standards as raw material—loosening phrasing and harmony without abandoning the song’s core—and relies on a disciplined sense of time and ensemble dialogue, using improvisation to extend the narrative rather than decorate it.
About the Artist
Richard Cortez
vocal jazz
Richard Cortez is a New York City–based jazz vocalist working at the intersection of vocal jazz and freer forms. At Arthur’s Tavern, he tends to treat standards as raw material, loosening phrasing and harmony without abandoning the song’s core.