Jazz Articles about Francois Richard

Francois Richard: Ad Infinitum

by Budd Kopman
April 11, 2006

The flute often gets no respect as a jazz instrument, and even the notes to Ad Infinitum start off with a kind of apology saying that the flute has a “refined elegance and charm that make it a natural partner of the piano, and musical encounters with flute are often of the intimate, peaceful kind." Perhaps you too may feel reluctant and have shied away from the flute as a lead jazz instrument. If that is the ...