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Richard Pavlidis

Richard Pavlidis is a saxophonist, composer, teacher and multi-instrumentalist from Melbourne, Australia. Educated at the Victorian College of the Arts in Melbourne, Richard has toured Australia, New Zealand and Europe and has performed at major festivals including Splendour in the Grass, The Manly Jazz Festival in Sydney, and the Melbourne International Jazz Festival.

Richard's debut solo album 'Without Within' was released worldwide in 2019 and supported by an Australian tour. Music from this album can be found in the Australian Jazz Real Book and the Australian Jazz Museum. The album caught the attention of celebrated saxophonist Kenny G, who said via social media "I love the way you combine bebop licks with more modern-sounding phrases, and your technique is amazing. You are such a great player!"

Richard's new album, 'Origins', features some of Australia's leading jazz musicians. Released in December 2020, it's available to hear and buy on Bandcamp.

Richard Pavlidis: Iconography

Read "Iconography" reviewed by Edward Blanco

by Edward Blanco
July 19, 2023

A rising star in the jazz landscape of Australia, Richard Pavlidis is a Melbourne-based saxophonist who leads a veteran sextet performing a collection of tunes revealing a combination of blues, swing and modern funk on his latest effort entitled Iconography. Influenced by two late great saxophonists, Michael Brecker and Bob Berg, the album, is in a sense, a reflection of the modern energetic sounds of that era from which Pavlidis draws inspiration for this recording. A proponent of hard bop, ...

'A versatile and passionate player who can really burn at bright tempos' - Eric Myers, The Australian, November 2019

'His ideas flow naturally and his playful approach is undeniably Sonny Rollins-inspired' - Stephen Hornby, Australian Jazz, April 2020

'I love the way you combine bebop licks with more modern-sounding phrases, and your technique is amazing. You are such a great player!' - Kenny G, via Instagram, August 2019