Jake Richter Quartet

Jake Richter is a drummer, composer, and educator who splits his time between New York City and Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
He maintains an active performance schedule both as a bandleader and a sideman, and appears frequently at venues like The Jazz Gallery, Chris’ Jazz Cafe, Shapeshifter Lab, Barbés, Bar Bayeux, and The Sharp 9. His debut album, Listen to the Birds is out now on Endectomorph Records (Brooklyn).
Richter began his PhD in Music Composition at Duke University in the Fall of 2025. In 2020, he graduated with his Masters Degree in Jazz Composition from the Manhattan School of Music, where he studied with luminaries Miguel Zenón, Jim McNeely, Kendrick Scott, and Jeff Ballard.
Before moving to New York, Richter studied jazz percussion and music composition at Indiana University, where he was a recipient of a full tuition scholarship. While there he performed with Bobby McFerrin, Randy Brecker, Marquis Hill, and Walter Smith III. He was also the recipient of the David N Baker B.M.I. Jazz Composition award.

Tinashe Blu Thompson - saxophone

Andrew Berinson - piano

Matt Booth - bass

Jake Richter - drums