Year of Music

The Year of Music project began in May 2011 there has been a new musical creation posted each day. Each new piece is created in real-time. The project is currently in its 13th year. To date, there are over 4700 "Daily Doses" in the project.Richard’s live performances take audiences on a journey away from the busy world and into a calmer, less chaotic mental and emotional environment. Drawing on his classical training, jazz and pop familiarity, Richard creates music thru an improvisational process. His music has been called a soothing elixir for the soul, mind and body.In 2016, composer/contemporary pianist Richard Carr moved to the Monterey Bay area of California after living in his native St. Louis area since 2005. Richard spent 10 years working as a pianist in the night clubs, hotels and restaurants of the French Quarter of New Orleans prior to Hurricane Katrina. He has released twenty-fiven solo albums and one collaboration in the contemporary instrumental /new age genre.