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Education and Performance I’ve
been friends with Richard for many years now and have admired his
guitar playing and composing from the beginning.
No one plays like him, and his continuing evolution and care for the music is very gratifying. Jack
Wilkins
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"It is very rare to find an American musician who embraces our music
and culture with passion and authenticity. "Richard Boukas is one of these exceptional artists. His diverse talents as a guitarist, vocalist and composer lend him an artistic passport into almost any musical situation." Paquito
D’Rivera
He has that intuitive rhythmic feel that can only come from extensive experience and dedicated study. Benny
Powell |
"Richard Boukas is indeed a special and individual musician. He plays, writes and feels his music with a unique passion. It might just be because he seems to understand and take joy in the possibility that his own is the fruit of so many musics- from Baroque to the "Avant"- of which he understands and loves so well. His work is vibrant- full of craft and full of life." George
Tsontakis Richard Boukas is a multi-talented individual. His work draws upon Jazz, Brazilian and Classical influences, and exhibits a mastery of instrumental and vocal technique guided by a prevailing sense of clarity. He
is one of a handful of artists who can scat progressive Jazz lines with
articulate agility and conceptual integrity on par with his instrumental
abililty. |
