RICHARD NILES | The JAZZIZ Podcast

Richard Niles is a multi-talented guitarist, composer, arranger and producer who has worked with some of the biggest names in popular music, including Paul McCartney, Ray Charles, the Pet Shop Boys and Grace Jones, to name but a very few. He has also worked within a huge variety of genres and contexts, led an acclaimed jazz orchestra, Bandzilla, since 1987, and released many celebrated albums as a bandleader. His most recent work is titled Niles Smiles, a groove-driven full-length recording where he unleashes new compositions for his Octet. Additionally, Niles has also released a new book, Adventures in Arranging, where he shares arranging techniques and analysis and gives inspiring advice and insider tips on how to work with record companies, songwriters, artists, managers and producers.