Award-winning pianist and Berklee College of Music alum Grant Richards displays his skills and versatility both as a pianist and composer in his second self-produced album entitled Numinous. The culmination of several years of writing and planning, the project is rooted in the traditions of jazz but points to the future with deep-seated grooves and infectious melodies that appeal both to the average listener and the seasoned jazz lover.

Each of the original compositions focuses on a specific person, place or feeling, beginning with the mercurial opening, Caprice, and continuing on to the introspective yet hard-grooving title track, Numinous. Pastime Paradise from the Stevie Wonder songbook follows, putting a slow and sexy new spin on the familiar tune featuring the vocals of Jaime Woods. The ironically titled fourth track, Rags to Richards, features the swinging piano trio at the heart of the album, with Zwelakhe-Duma Bell le Pere on acoustic bass and Charles Burchell on drums.

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