An artist whose “skillset explodes every category,” (Nate Chinen/WBGO) trumpeter Steph Richards has “steadily established herself as one of the most engaging experimentalists” (Free Jazz Collective), having recorded with pioneering artists ranging from Henry Threadgill, Anthony Braxton and John Zorn to David Byrne, St. Vincent and Yoko Ono. Her works have been featured across the US, Mexico, Canada and Europe and premiered on stages at Carnegie Hall, the Blue-note and Lincoln Center. Her “spellbinding” (NPR) debut record Fullmoon (Relative Pitch Records) was hailed as a “bold pronouncement” (New York Times) and voted on multiple “Best of 2018” year end lists, including as the #1 Record of the Year by Free Jazz Collective. Her much anticipated upcoming record, categorized as “ingenious” (WBGO) is called "Take the Neon Lights "(Birdwatcher Records). It was included in the 2019 New York Times Playlist and hits the street in March 2019. Richards is a Yamaha artist.