Jazz
Free
Richard Cortez
About This Event
At Arthur's Tavern, New York–based jazz vocalist Richard Cortez brings a practice at the intersection of vocal jazz and freer forms to a small-club setting. He treats standards as raw material, loosening phrasing and harmony while preserving the song's core; his disciplined sense of time and ear for ensemble dialogue use 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.