Richard Turner
Jazz trumpeter
About Richard Turner
Lived 1984 – 2011 (aged 26–27).
Richard Turner was a jazz trumpeter who died in 2011 aged 27 of a ruptured aortic aneurysm while swimming. He led the contemporary jazz quartet Round Trip and played with indie-pop band Friendly Fires. He was a graduate of the Royal Academy of Music, Leeds College of Music, and Allerton Grange School. A documentary film about his life Richard Turner: A Life in Music was released in 2019. The Richard Turner Jazz Fund awards £1,000 to a jazz student towards a specific area of help with their studies.
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Frequently asked questions
Who was Richard Turner?
jazz trumpeter
When was Richard Turner born?
Richard Turner was born in 1984.
When did Richard Turner die?
Richard Turner died in 2011.
Sources & further reading
· DBpedia: Richard Turner (musician)
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Richard Turner. https://biography.guide/richard-turner-1984/
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