RICHARD ILES
JAZZ TRUMPET PLAYER

Wynton`s "Ever Fonky Lowdown"
During the school summer holidays you get plenty of time to spend checking out music or other things that you normally wouldn't have time...

You have to hear Miles At The Blackhawk.
When I was 11 years old, I wanted to play the saxophone, specifically the tenor saxophone. I really liked jazz because my dad played Nat...

Anyone heard Palle Mikkleborg play the trumpet?
I first heard Palle Mikkleborg on an ECM album by Terje Rypdel called Descendre that I got from a bargain bin at Jumbo Records in Leeds...

Paradise in Ilkley
On Saturday the 18th August, The Paradise Trio will be playing at the Ilkley Jazz Festival at 1pm. The trio features Mike Walker on...

Pentatonics for jazz trumpet players
Pentatonic scales can sound a bit tedious when you're improvising if you just repeat them endlessly in different keys but they are useful...

Paradise Trio - Inkwell Arts, Leeds
Last year, The Paradise Trio were invited to do a gig at The Inkwell Arts in Leeds, unfortunately Les Chisnall had to drop out at the...