Richard Iles (born 1962 in

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, England) is a jazz trumpeter. As a member of the Midland Youth Jazz Orchestra, he gained valuable experience in jazz. After leaving the Leeds College of Music in 1980 he became a founding member of the Creative Jazz Orchestra, performing with

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, Mike Gibbs,

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and the Scottish National Jazz Orchestra directed by Tommy Smith. As a member of the latter, he accompanied

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. He has written music for the nine-piece Miniature Brass Emporium and leads his band, the Richard Iles Group. Iles became a member of the Mike Gibbs band and participated in the recording ''By the Way''. In 2000, he released ''From Hear to There'' with music for small and large ensembles. He was hired as Musical Director of the Jazz Orchestra at Chetham's School of Music in Manchester and directs the jazz orchestra at Bolton Music Service. He is a principal lecturer in Jazz at Leeds College of Music, teaching trumpet and musical direction.

Discography

As leader

* ''From Here to There'' (2000)

As sideman or guest

* '' Composition No. 175 / Composition No. 126: Trillium Dialogues M'',

(Leo, 1994 006 * ''A Quiet Eye'', June Tabor (2000) * ''Always'', June Tabor (2005) * ''Celebration'', Arild Andersen, Scottish National Jazz Orchestra, Tommy Smith (2012)

References

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