Richie Goods & The Goods Project
New York, NY
Grant amount: $15,000
Performances
An Die Musik Live. Baltimore, MD. 10/2/2021
University of Rhode Island. Kingston, RI. 10/5/2021
Shiloh Baptist Church. Cleveland, OH. 10/6/2021
The Promontory. Chicago, IL. 10/7/2021
Cliff Bells. Detroit, MI. 10/8/2021
About the Artist
New York bassist Richie Goods, one of the most versatile and accomplished bass players on the scene today and the youngest person ever inducted into the Pittsburgh Jazz Hall of Fame, came to prominence while touring and recording with the late Mulgrew Miller and credits him for much of his success. Richie went on to make a name for himself through recording and touring with a variety of jazz and popular artists including Sting, The Headhunters, Louis Hayes and the Cannonball Adderley Legacy Band, Lenny White, Milt Jackson, Whitney Houston, Lisa Fischer, The Manhattan Transfer and Christina Aguilera. His lengthy discography also includes Grammy award-winning and platinum albums of Alicia Keys and Common. Richie most recently toured with popular jazz trumpeter, Chris Botti for over 5 years.
Known for his ability to “lay down the groove,” Richie infuses funk and gospel influences in his music. He is a native Pittsburgher, graduated from the Pittsburgh High School for Creative and Performing Arts and the prestigious jazz program at Berklee College in Boston and studied with such luminaries as Ron Carter and Ray Brown.
Richie recorded his first two projects with Nuclear Fusion, his first band. The GOODS PROJECT, Richie’s current band, was created in 2018 and is featured in this grant’s tour. The band members are: Richie Goods - electric/upright bass, Quintin Zoto – guitar, Shedrick Mitchell – keyboards, John Roberts – drums.