Richie Beirach

American jazz pianist and composer (1947–2026)

Born: 23 May 1947
Brooklyn
Died: 26 January 2026
Worms
Country: United States
Active: 1972–
Record labels: ECM Records
Discography: 34 albums

Biography

Richie Beirach was a jazz musician who played piano. Richie Beirach was born on 23 May 1947 in Brooklyn and died on 26 January 2026 in Worms. The music is usually filed under jazz. Record labels: ECM Records. The discography here lists 34 albums, from “Eon” (1975) to “Avala” (2020).

Richard Alan Beirach (; May 23, 1947 – January 26, 2026) was an American jazz pianist and composer. He made hundreds of recordings, in the 1970s as an early artist of ECM playing albums including Eon, Leaving, and Hubris, in a duo with saxophone player David Liebman including Forgotten Fantasies, and in many other formations. He taught jazz piano at the University of Music and Theatre Leipzig from 2001 to 2014.

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Discography

Studio and live albums

Eon 1975 · ECM Records Methuselah 1975 · Trio Omerta 1978 · Trio

カフナ 1978 · Trio

Elm 1979 · ECM Records

津波 1980

Continuum 1984 · Eastwind

エアーズ・ロック 1985

Antarctica 1986

Ballads 1986

Emerald City 1987

Common Heart 1988

Elegy for Bill Evans 1988

Convergence 1990

Live at Maybeck Recital Hall, Volume Nineteen 1992 · Live

Self Portraits 1992

Some Other Time: A Tribute To Chet Baker 1992

Richard Beirach - Terumasa Hino - Masahiko Togashi 1993

Universal Mind 1993

Too Grand 1994

The Snow Leopard 1996

Expressions 1998

Freedom Joy 1998 · Live

Round About Bartók 2000

Round About Federico Mompou 2001

Round About Monteverdi 2003

Quest for Freedom 2010

Impressions of Tokyo 2011

Jazz Adagio 2015

Varuna 2015

Live at Birdland New York 2017 · Live

Inborn 2018

Avala 2020

Hubris

Also plays on

Albums where Richie Beirach is credited as a sideman

1973	First Visit — Dave Liebman	piano
1974	Lookout Farm — Dave Liebman	piano
1975	Drum Ode — Dave Liebman with Richie Beirach, John Abercrombie, Bob Moses, Barry Altschul & Collin Walcott	piano
1975	Sweet Hands — David Liebman	clavinet, electric piano, bell tree, piano, wind chime
1975	Night Scapes — David Liebman & Carvel Six	piano
1975	Temple of Birth — Jeremy Steig	piano
1977	You Can’t Go Home Again — Chet Baker	clavinet, electric piano
1977	Light'n Up, Please! — Dave Liebman	piano
1979	8 Originals From the Seventies — David Liebman	piano
1979	Sound Suggestions — George Adams	piano
1980	Dedications — Dave Liebman	piano
1985	Double Edge — David Liebman / Richard Beirach	piano
1987	Tribute to John Coltrane: Live Under the Sky — Wayne Shorter, Eddie Gomez, Jack De Johnette, Dave Liebman, Richie Beirach	piano
1987	Live — John Scofield	piano
1989	The Best Thing for You — Chet Baker	piano
2011	Knowinglee — Lee Konitz, Dave Liebman, Richard Beirach	liner notes, piano
2011	Unspoken — David Liebman, Richie Beirach	piano
2014	The Fallout of Dreams — Dave Liebman – Steve Dalachinsky	piano