Saxophonist & Jazz Educator

 


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  • Impending release of new CD by Trine called "TINE PLUS ONE".

  • New CD release, "One O'clock Jump Live", featuring Rick on piano.

  • Rick is on a CD release by Andy McWain. The Andy McWain Ensemble: RESEMBLANCE"  released this Spring 08. It features eight musicians (including Sofia Koutsovitis, Assif Tsahar, Rick Britto, Chris Poudrier, Jeremy Udden, David Landoni, and Albey Balgochian) in various combinations from solo piano, duos, and trios to sextet.

     

  • Rick is on a CD release called "Politics" by avante garde jazz trio, "Trine" featuring fellow musicians Jim Robitaille on guitar and Chris Poudrier  on drums released in November of 2007 on the Fuller Street Music label.

  • Faculty member at Wheaton College teaching Saxophone, Jazz Piano, 
    Jazz Theory, African American Originals II and  The Wheaton Jazz Band.

  • Faculty member at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth teaching 
    Saxophone-Jazz Studies,  UMD Large Jazz Ensemble and 
    The Art & History of Rock & Roll

  • Own and run Saurus Studio a recording/production facility in New Bedford
    (multi-track audio digital hard-disk recording).

  • Producing commercials for radio and television in Southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island.

  • Teaching saxophone, clarinet, jazz piano and jazz improvisation and theory in my home studio. Contact me for lessons via email at rickbritto@comcast.net to make an appointment.

  • Performing jazz with various local artists (Jim Robitaille, Chris Poudriier, Matt Richard, The Skyliners Big Band, Semenya McCord, Shawn Monteiro, Marcelle Gauvin, Andy McWain, Candida Rose, Kenny Wenzel, Jack Gomes, Dave Zinno and more).

  • Adjudicator for All-State Jazz auditions for RIMEA– Rhode Island Music Educators Association

  • Professional Web Design specializing in multimedia design for people in many  fields of work including artists, musicians, photographers, doctors, spiritualists and more.