Jake Richter is a composer, drummer, 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, and Bar Bayeux. He assembled the Jake Richter Quartet during his monthly residency at The 55 Bar in 2021, and has since taken the ensemble on 3 national tours. His debut album, Listen to the Birds is out now on Endectomorph Records.

In 2020, Richter graduated with his Masters Degree in Jazz Composition from the Manhattan School of Music. There he studied with luminaries Miguel Zenón, Jim McNeely, Kendrick Scott, and Jeff Ballard.

Before coming 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. In 2017 he was the recipient of the David N Baker B.M.I. Jazz Composition award.