Richard Brooken
Mr. Brookens is an arrangement/composer and multi-instrumentalist performer on saxophones (Soprano, Alto, Tenor and Baritone), flutes (C and Alto), clarinets (Bb and Bass), Tabla drums, and bamboo flutes from India and China. Richard lives in Fort Lauderdale and enjoys working in many different styles of music such as Jazz, Rock, Classical, Flamenco, Indian, Japanese, and World Fusion. He has produced 3 CDs included with Jazziz magazine. Richard recently composed music for a short film about the homeless called The Park, and is helping to orchestrate and rearrange recently composed music for a musical show about Nefertiti. His music was also recently featured in a play title Displaced about refugee women and children produced at Altered Stages in New York City by Nicu’s spoon. He is also currently performing with his own World Fusion group Yellow Bell, guitarist Randy Bemsem (Jazz Fusion), and Duo DaDa, an improvisatory dance/music performance art duo with actress/ dancer/performance artist Barbara Sloan. After graduating from Berklee College of Music, Richard received a National Endowment for the Arts grant to study Jazz Improvisation with Charles Banacos. He has performed with many artist including: The Artie Shaw Orchestra, Cab Calloway, Mary Street Dance Co, and has worked in many studios as a player and arranger on records and commercials.