Richie Beirach

Richard "Richie" Beirach (born May 23, 1947) is a jazz pianist and composer born in New York City.

He initially studied both classical and jazz before entering the Berklee College of Music.

In 1972 he began working with Stan Getz. He also worked with Chet Baker and in the 1990s worked well with Swedish saxophonist Henrik Frisk. He maintained an ongoing musical partnership with David Liebman from the 1970s to the 90s, in Lookout Farm, Quest and many duos.

Richie Beirach's style is influenced by Art Tatum, Bill Evans, McCoy Tyner, Chick Corea and his earlier classical training. It is also individualistic with many touches all its own. Several of his compositions, "Leaving" and "Elm" for instance, have found their way into the jazz standard repertoire.

As leader

 * Eon (ECM, 1974)
 * Forgotten Fantasies with David Liebman (Horizon, 1975)
 * Zal
 * Methuselah (1975)
 * Leaving with Jeremy Steig (Storyville, 1976)
 * Hubris (ECM, 1977)
 * Sunday Song
 * Omertà with David Liebman (Trio/Storyville 1978)
 * Elm (ECM, 1979)
 * Elegy for Bill Evans (Palo Alto Records 1981)
 * Breathing Of Statues (Magenta/CMP 1982)
 * Continuum (Baybridge/Eastwind 1983)
 * Antarctica (Pathfinder 1985)
 * Double edge with David Liebman (1985)
 * The Duo live with David Liebman (1985)
 * Ballads (Sony 1986)
 * Ballads 2 (Sony 1987)
 * Emerald City with John Abercrombie (Pathfinder 1987)
 * Common Heart (Owl 1987)
 * Water Lilies (Sony)
 * Inamorata (Sony)
 * Themes and Impromptu Variations (Sony)
 * Some Other Time: A Tribute To Chet Baker (Triloka 1989)
 * Convergence with George Coleman (1991) U.S. Top Jazz Albums No. 14
 * Chant with David Liebman
 * Live At The Maybeck Recital Hall, Vol. 19 (Concord Jazz 1992)
 * Trust (Transheart)
 * Too grand with Andy Laverne (1992)
 * Universal mind with Andy Laverne (1993)
 * The Snow Leopard (Alfa 1996)
 * What is this thing called love? (Venus)
 * Romantic Rhapsody (Venus)
 * No borders (Venus)
 * Manhattan Reverie (Venus)
 * "The Duo Session" with Laurie Antonioli (2006)
 * Duality- the first ten years (Niveau Records/Nuromusic 2007)
 * Summer Night (Venus 2008)
 * Impressions of Tokyo - Ancient City of the Future (Outnote Records, 2011)

As sideman
With George Adams With John Abercrombie With Jeremy Steig
 * Sound Suggestions (ECM, 1979)
 * Arcade (ECM, 1978)
 * Abercrombie Quartet (ECM, 1979)
 * M (ECM, 1980)
 * Firefly (CTI, 1977)