Bio
Reshard Radford was born in Seattle, WA. He began his musical journey at the age of 6 years old playing drums. By the time he was 8 years old be began taking lessons on the piano, clarinet and alto saxophone a year later. Like most musicians, Reshard gained his experience in church, playing piano/organ for the children’s choir. Throughout his life, gospel music has been his main musical influence. It was at Nathan Hale High School, during his sophomore year where he began playing for various Jazz ensembles that he got his first taste of Jazz. During his high school career he was awarded the opportunity to play at various prestigious venues such as: Carnegie Hall for the Phil Matsen Vocal Jazz Festival with the Nathan Hale Vocal Jazz Ensemble, The Paramount Theatre opening up for Herbie Mann, Beneroya Hall with Michael Powers with the Jazz Ensemble, and Jazz Alley with the Vocal and Jazz Ensemble. If you’re looking for Reshard and his piano skills, you can find him still in touch with his beginnings playing in Church where is currently the keyboardist for Destiny Christian Center. And just being a piano player isn’t good enough for this jack-of-all-trades. He is also producing and composing music and has his own production company (Blue Cube Music). Reshard has graduated with his BM (Bachelor of Music) degree in Jazz Piano Performance at Cornish College of the Arts. He just recently co-wrote "Candleglow" which you can find on National Smooth Jazz Saxohponist Darren Motamedy latest album 'Gruv Horn'.
