Richard Mitchell

Principal Saxophonist for the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra
United States
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Richard Mitchell

Principal Saxophonist for the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra
United States
"I've played Légère reeds primarily on Bb clarinet, Eb soprano clarinet and bass clarinet for the last ten years. The evolution of Légère clarinet reeds have been been consistently positive. I now prefer to play the Signature Series."- Richard

Richard Mitchell, a native of Southern California, is a woodwind player (specializing in alto and tenor saxophone). He works in theater, studio and concert venues.
Richard has been principal saxophonist for the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra and has also performed with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Pasadena Pops and Symphony in the Glen orchestras. He has played on countless movie and television sound tracks, including Ratatouille, Everyone’s Hero, The Incredibles, Mission Impossible III, Speed Racer, Sky High, Snow Dogs, The Family Stone, Ugly Betty, Alias and JAG.
He has recorded with the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, Frank Sinatra, Harry James, Woody Herman, Poncho Sanchez, Paul McCartney, Prince, Robert Palmer, Tori Amos, Chris Botti, Maroon 5 and many other classical, jazz and pop artists.