About Rick Swann
Jazz & Club Trumpet Player /Producer based in Ireland
Rick Swann Description
Rick Swann (born October 10, 1989) is a N. Irish musician /producer primarily based in the Jazz genre. Rick has been featured on numerous high profile bills on stages ranging from London's 'Royal Albert Hall', to Belfast's 'Odyssey Arena'. Having performed on live stages in a professional setting since the age of 12, Rick has developed a much respected and influential role within the Irish & U. K Jazz scene.
Swann currently works on a range of high profile residencies primarily focused on facilitating and growing the Northern Irish Jazz Scene as Artistic Director of the newly established Jaxx Jazz Club (Belfast) & Atlantic Jazz Club (Portrush). In addition to this, Rick works in club settings as a key founder of the 'bebopwithbeats' movement exclusively in Belfast clubs 'El Divino', 'The Albany' & 'The Filthy Quarter'.
Rick also performs in Theatre circuits throughout the year recently having showcased the life of Louis 'Satchmo' Armstrong & Ella Fitzgerald in critically acclaimed shows to capacity audiences.
Reviews
Blessed to do what I love! Sound for the soul! ❤️🙏🏻🔥🎺
#cork show was so good my hair turned red! 😂🙏🏻🎺❤️🔥 #trumpetarmy
🎺❤️🎷 Vibing with the Queen @lovelylaurasax #trumpetarmy
Nineteen Seventy-Funk 🙏🏻🎺❤️🔥 #trumpetarmy
What a weekend! Take a bow Belfast 🙏🏻🎺❤️🔥 #trumpetarmy
Back in #belfast tonight with my quartet! 🙏🏻❤️🎺 #trumpetarmy
Soul music! 🙏🏻🎺🔥❤️ #trumpetarmy
Resonate, it transcends, it’s exchangeable, it’s all energy 🙏🏻❤️🎺🔥 #trumpetarmy
Live BIG, use every moment! 🔥🙏🏻🎺❤️ #trumpetarmy
Shades, trumpets, @djsteveturnbull & Luminous crotches! Now that’s what you call a weekend! 😂🙏🏻🎺❤️🔥 #trumpetarmy
What a weekend! We’re only warming up! Three shows today! 🙌🏻❤️🎺🔥 #trumpetarmy
Complete Belfast Trumpet Takeover this weekend! ❤️🔥🎺🙏🏻 #trumpetarmy
Like movie 🎺❤️🔥🇨🇺🙏🏻 #trumpetarmy
Building a dream team! 🙏🏻🔥🎺❤️ #trumpetarmy
Flugel is life! Smooth grooves, slick moves! ❤️🔥🎺🙏🏻 #trumpetarmy
Don’t focus on what you’ve already played, focus on hearing what you get haven’t. Jazz, creation in itself is a form of prophecy 🔥🎺 #trumpetarmy
Sometimes it’s nice to trade a weekend of club shows to guest with a good ole fashioned swingin’ Quartet! Taken by an audience member on a guest slot show with the Derry Jazz Quartet 🙏🏻🎺❤️ #roots #trumpetarmy