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New Jersey based American jazz saxophonist, composer, arranger, producer, band leader and music educator at the collegiate/conservatory level. Credited also for playing clarinet, flute & keyboards.
Born August 15, 1959.
Husband of harp player Stacey Shames. Father of Jasia Ries.

ALBUMS


Tim Ries
Life Changes
2019
PRISM Quartet Featuring Steve Lehman, Dave Liebman*, Rudresh Mahanthappa, Greg Osby, Tim Ries, Miguel Zenón*
Heritage / Evolution (Volume 1)
2015, 2xCD, Album, Innova Recordings
Béla Szakcsi Lakatos, Tim Ries, Robert Hurst, Rudy Royston
Climate Change
2014, CD, Album, Budapest Music Center Records
Jemina & Selina Sillanpää & Tim Ries
Rajamailla
2012, CD, Album, Texicalli Records
Tim Ries, Danny Walsh (2), Charles Pillow
Jam Session Vol. 27
2008, CD, Album, SteepleChase
Tim Ries
Stones World (The Rolling Stones World Music Project)
2008, CD, Album, Promo, treeLAWN Artists, ,
Fusion/Big Band
Tim Ries
Stones World (The Rolling Stones Project II)
2008
Tim Ries
The Rolling Stones Project
2005, CD, ,
Fusion/Big Band
Tim Ries
Alternate Side
2001, CD, Album, Criss Cross Jazz
Franck Amsallem & Tim Ries
Is That So?
1996, CD, Album, Sunnyside
Tom Cohen, Benito Gonzalez, Tim Ries, Kris Funn, Mike Boone
Joyride
CD, Album, Not On Label
Tim Ries Quintet
Live At Smalls Vol. 2
2015, CD, Album, SmallsLIVE
Taylor Cook
The Cook Book
2015, CD, Album, Not On Label
The Brett Gold New York Jazz Orchestra
Dreaming Big
2017, CD, GoldFox Records
Saffron
Dawning
2013, CD, Album, Dig, Tames Records, Palmetto Records
Tim Ries Quintet
Live At Smalls
2010, CD, Album, SmallsLIVE
Maria Schneider Orchestra
Concert In The Garden
2004, ,
Big Band/Contemporary Jazz
David Liebman Big Band
Beyond The Line
2003, CD, Album, OmniTone, ,
Contemporary Jazz
PRISM Quartet
Real Standard Time
2000, CD, Album, Innova Recordings
Maria Schneider Orchestra
Allégresse
2000, CD, ,
Big Band/Contemporary Jazz
Maria Schneider Orchestra
Days Of Wine And Roses - Live At Jazz Standard
2000
Tim Ries Quintet
Universal Spirits
1998, CD, Album, Criss Cross Jazz, Criss Cross Jazz, Criss Cross Jazz, ,
Post Bop/Contemporary Jazz
The Steve Davis Project
Quality Of Silence
1998
The Joe Roccisano Orchestra
Leave Your Mind Behind
1995, CD, Landmark Records (3)
Jeff Williams Quintet
Jazz Blues
1995
The Joe Roccisano Orchestra
The Shape I'm In
1993, CD, Landmark Records (3), ,
Big Band
The Bob Belden Ensemble
Puccini's Turandot
1993, CD, ,
Contemporary Jazz
Jeff Williams Quintet
Coalescence
1992, CD, Album, SteepleChase
The Bob Belden Ensemble
Straight To My Heart: The Bob Belden Ensemble Performs The Music Of Sting
1991, CD, ,
Contemporary Jazz
Tim Ries
The Rolling Stones Project
2005, CD, ,
Fusion/Big Band

APPEARANCES +


Joe Syrian Motor City Jazz Octet*
Secret Message
2024, CD, Album, Circle 9 Records
The Rolling Stones
Welcome To Shepherd's Bush
2024, Blu-ray, 2x CD,
Rock & Roll/Blues Rock/Ballad
The Rolling Stones
Live At The Wiltern
2024, 3x Vinyl Bronze/Black Swirl,
Blues Rock/Rock & Roll
Stones*
Grrr Live!
2023, DVD All Regions, 2x CD, ,
Blues Rock/Rock & Roll/Pop Rock
Germán López
Alma
2022, CD, Album, Jeito
Rolling Stones*
Licked Live In NYC
2022, 2x CD, DVD, ,
Classic Rock
Keko Baldomero
Respira El Aire
2021, CD, Album, Dig, Rock CD Records
Lin-Manuel Miranda
In The Heights (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
2021, CD, ,
Salsa/Merengue/Pop Rap/Musical/Soul
The Rolling Stones
A Bigger Bang Live On Copacabana Beach
2021, Vinyl Green, Vinyl Yellow, Vinyl Blue, All Media,
Bernard Fowler
Inside Out
2019
The Rolling Stones
Honk
2019, 2x Vinyl, ,
Pop Rock/Rock & Roll/Classic Rock
The Rolling Stones
No Security. San Jose '99
2018, 3x Vinyl 180 Gram, ,
Blues Rock/Rock & Roll/Classic Rock
Viviane De Farias With Paulo Morello And Kim Barth And Special Guest Raul De Souza
Vivi
2017, CD, Album, In+Out Records
Rondi Charleston
Resilience
2017, CD, Album, Resilience Music Alliance
The Rolling Stones
Olé Olé Olé! (A Trip Across Latin America)
2017, DVD, ,
Blues Rock/Rock & Roll
Ana Moura
Best Of
2017
The Rolling Stones
Sticky Fingers Live At The Fonda Theatre 2015
2017, 3x Vinyl 180g, DVD, ,
Classic Rock/Blues Rock/Country Rock
Roberto Occhipinti
Stabilimento
2016, CD, Album, Modica Music (2), ,
Latin Jazz
The Rolling Stones
Havana Moon
2016
Jarmo Saari Republic
Jarmo Saari Republic
2014, CD, Album, Tri, Rockadillo Records
Rufus Wainwright
Rufus Wainwright: Live From The Artists Den
2014, Blu-ray,
Hobby (5) / Wigald Boning & Roberto Di Gioia
Hobby
2013, 8xCDr, Album, Ltd + Box, Hobby Musik, ,
Schlager/Ragtime/Parody/Disco/Classical/Indian Classical/Punk/Prog Rock/New Wave
Chris Jagger's Atcha
Concertina Jack
2013, CD, Album, Latent Talent, ,
Zydeco
The Rolling Stones
Sweet Summer Sun - Hyde Park Live
2013, 3x Vinyl, DVD, ,
Blues Rock/Pop Rock/Rock & Roll
Ron Oswanski
December's Moon
2012, CD, Album, Dig, Tames Records
Jack DeJohnette
Sound Travels
2012, CD, ,
Contemporary Jazz
Train
California 37
2012, 12x File 256 kbps, ,
Folk Rock/Pop Rock
Various
Moonrise Kingdom (Original Soundtrack)
2012, CD, ,
Chanson/Romantic/Country/Modern/Soundtrack/Score
Ana Moura
Desfado
2012
Magos Herrera, Tim Hagans, Adam Rogers (2), Luis Perdomo, John Patitucci, Alex Kautz, Rogerio Boccato
México Azul
2011
Rolling Stones*, Martin Scorsese
Shine A Light
2008, 2x CD Super Jewel Box, ,
Pop Rock/Classic Rock
Stones* / Scorsese*
Shine A Light
2008, DVD Clear Plastic Slipcase, ,
Pop Rock/Classic Rock/Concert Film
Manhattan New Music Project
Manhattan New Music Project Performs Paul Nash - Jazz Cycles
2007, CD, Album, MNMP Records
Jay Azzolina
Local Dialect
2007, CD, Album, Garagista Music, The LA Sound Group
Arne Donadell
Fresh Fruits
2007, CD, Album, YVP Music
Bruce Williamson, Darryl White (4), Art Lande
Resonance
2007, CD, Album, Not On Label, ,
Contemporary Jazz/Avant-garde Jazz
Ana Moura
Para Além Da Saudade
2007
AC/DC
Plug Me In
2007, 3x DVD O-Card, Collectors Edition, ,
Hard Rock/Blues Rock
Paris Match
Best of Paris Match
2007,
Brian Lynch and Spheres Of Influence
Spheres Of Influence Suite
2006, CD, Album, EWE Records, ,
Post Bop/Latin Jazz
Mike Holober
Wish List
2006, CD, Album, Sons Of Sound Recorded Music
Mads Bærentzen Trio
The New York Project
2006, CD, Album, Dig, Music Mecca,
Mis-Teeq
Greatest Hits
2005, CD, DVD Region Code Free, All Media, ,
RnB/Swing/UK Garage
Paris Match
5th Anniversary
2005
Bird
Bird's Nest
2005, CD, ,
Soul-Jazz/Contemporary Jazz
Heidi Grant Murphy, Auréole
Sueños De Amor / Dreams Of Love
2004, CD, Album, Koch International Classics, ,
Folk
Rolling Stones*
Live Licks
2004, 2x CD Uncensored Cover, ,
Rock & Roll/Pop Rock
Various
Toronto Rocks
2004
Mike Holober And The Gotham Jazz Orchestra
Thought Trains
2004, CD, ,
Big Band
Chaka Khan Featuring The London Symphony Orchestra*
Classikhan
2004, CD, ,
Big Band/Contemporary Jazz/Vocal
Mike Holober
Canyon
2003, CD, Album, Sons Of Sound Recorded Music
Aaron Choulai
Place
2003, CD, Album, Sunnyside,
Auréole
Christmas Wishes
2003, CD, Koch International Classics
John Patitucci
Songs, Stories & Spirituals
2003, ,
Latin Jazz/Fusion
Donald Fagen
Kamakiriad
2003, DVD, ,
Vocal/Soft Rock/Lounge/Fusion
Frank Kimbrough, Joe Locke
The Willow
2002, CD, Album, OmniTone
People
People
2002, CD, ,
Prog Rock
Harry Warren
42nd Street - The New Broadway Cast Recording
2001, CD, Album, Atlantic, Q Records (3), ,
Musical
Steve Shapiro
Xylophobia
2001, CD, Curious Jazz Records
Christopher Gines
The Way It Goes
2001, CD, Comp, Miranda Music, ,
Ballad/Vocal
The Yosuke Yamashita Big Band Featuring Joe Lovano
Field Of Grooves
2001
Jun Senoue, Kenichi Tokoi, Fumie Kumatani
Sonic Adventure 2 - Cuts Unleashed SA2 Vocal Collection
2001, ,
Soundtrack/Video Game Music/Theme/House
Bob Belden
Black Dahlia
2001
Lonnie Plaxico
Mélange
2001, ,
Contemporary Jazz/Jazz-Funk/Post Bop
John Patitucci
Communion
2001, CD, ,
Contemporary Jazz
Tess Wiley
Rainy Day Assembly
2001
Donny Osmond
This Is The Moment
2001, ,
Vocal
Paris Match
PM2
2001, CD, ,
Smooth Jazz
Voodoo Dogs
Voodoo Dogs
2000, CD, Palmetto Records, ,
Future Jazz
Franck Amsallem
On Second Thought...
2000
Mondo Grosso
MG4
2000
Bird
Mindtravel
2000, CD First Press, ,
Jazzdance
David Clayton-Thomas
Bloodlines
1999, CD, Album, David Clayton-Thomas
Greg Gisbert
The Court Jester
1999, CD, Album, Criss Cross Jazz
Heidi Grant Murphy, Auréole
Dreamscape - Lullabies from around the World
1999, CD, Album, Koch International Classics, Koch International Classics, ,
Folk
Rodney Jones
The Undiscovered Few
1999, CD, ,
Post Bop/Contemporary Jazz
Paul McKee
Gallery
1999
Tom Browne
R'N'Browne
1999, CD,
George Michael
Songs From The Last Century
1999, CD, ,
Pop Rock/Ballad/Smooth Jazz
Joe Roccisano
Nonet
1998, CD, Album, Enh, Double-Time Records, ,
Post Bop/Bop/Bossa Nova
Ed Hamilton
Groovology
1998, CD, Album, Shanachie
LaMont Johnson
242 E. 3rd
1998, CD, Album, Masterscores,
Jonny Abeles
Always
1998, CD, Album, LBTV Music
Bob Belden Ensemble*
La Cigale
1998, CD, Sunnyside, ,
Big Band
Franck Amsallem
Years Gone By
1998, CD, Album, A-Records
Phil Degreg
The Green Gate
1998, CD, Album, J Seven Records
Badal Roy, Ken Wessel, Stomu Takeishi
Daybreak
1998, CD, Album, Igmod
Various
North Texas Jazz - Fifty Years
1997, 4xCD, Comp + Box, North Texas Jazz, ,
Big Band
Incognito
Blue Moods
1997, ,
Acid Jazz
Frédéric Favarel Group
The Search
1996, CD, Album, AA Records (5)
Scott Wendholt
From Now On...
1996, CD, Album, Criss Cross Jazz, ,
Bop
Maria Schneider Jazz Orchestra*
Coming About
1996, CD, Promo, Smplr, Enja Records, ,
Big Band/Contemporary Jazz
Maria Schneider Jazz Orchestra*
Coming About
1996, CD, ,
Big Band/Contemporary Jazz
Roseanna Vitro
Passion Dance
1996,
Chris Dahlgren
Slow Commotion
1996, CD, ,
Contemporary Jazz
Joe Henderson
Big Band
1996
Incognito
Beneath The Surface
1996, ,
Acid Jazz/Contemporary R&B
Douglas Moore / Paul Hindemith / Gian Carlo Menotti - The New York Chamber Ensemble, Stephen Rogers Radcliffe
Gallantry - A Soap Opera / Hin Und Zurück / The Telephone
1995, CD, Albany Records
Various
Grease! (The Newest Broadway Cast Recording)
1995, CD, Album, Dol, RCA Victor
Various
Jazz Masters
1995, CD,
Joey Calderazzo
Secrets
1995, ,
Post Bop
Bob Belden's Manhattan Rhythm Club
Princejazz
1994, CD, Album, Somethin' Else, ,
Contemporary Jazz
Tom Boras
Three Houses
1994, CD, Album, MMC Recordings, ,
Contemporary Jazz
Maria Schneider Jazz Orchestra*
Evanescence
1994, ,
Big Band/Contemporary Jazz
Bob Belden
When Doves Cry: The Music Of Prince
1994, CD, ,
Jazz-Funk
Various
Grease! (The New Broadway Cast Recording)
1994, CD, ,
Musical
Manhattan New Music Project
Mood Swing
1993, CD, Album, Soul Note
Nathalie
Chantons L'amour
1993, CD, Mini, Single, Portazul, ,
Chanson
Jill O'Hara
Jill O'Hara
1993, CD, Album, Sterling Records (8)
Roseanna Vitro
Softly
1993
Dave Liebman*
Classique
1992, CD, Album, Owl Records (4)
One O'Clock Lab Band*
The Best Of One O'Clock
1992, CD, Album, Comp, Amazing Records (2), ,
Big Band
Michael Davis
Sidewalk Cafe
1989, CD, Album, Voss Records, ,
Smooth Jazz
Rosenshontz
Family Vacation
1988, Cass, Album, CrO, RS Records (4),
Maynard Ferguson
Body & Soul
1986, Vinyl,
Hemet High School Jazz Ensemble And Symphonic Band*
It's That Time Again
1985, LP, Album, Not On Label
Maynard Ferguson
Live From San Francisco - From The Great American Music Hall
1985
One O'Clock Lab Band North Texas State University*, Neil Slater
Lab 82
1982, LP, Album, NTSU Lab Jazz
North Texas State University One O'Clock Live Band*, Neil Slater
European Tour '82 - Recorded Live At Montreux
1982, LP, Album, NTSU Lab Jazz, ,
Big Band
North Texas State University 1:00 O'Clock Jazz Lab Band*, Leon Breeden
Lab 81 Commemorative
1981, 2x Vinyl, ,
Jazz-Funk/Contemporary Jazz/Cool Jazz/Big Band
Jeff Golub
Out Of The Blue
CD, ,
Smooth Jazz
Various
Little Bird In The Lee (BMC Records 2014 - 2016 A Selection Of The Hungarian Jazz Label)
2016, CD, Comp, Budapest Music Center Records
Various
This Is Concord 2006
2006, CD, Comp, Concord Records,
Various
Jazzsommer 2006
2006, CD, Comp, Promo, Universal Music GmbH, Austria,
Various
B.P.R. Artist Sampler
CDr, Promo, Smplr, B.P.R. Music, ,
Latin Jazz/Mambo/Timba/Salsa
The Rolling Stones
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival 2024
2024, 2xCD, Ltd, Num, Unofficial, Not On Label (The Rolling Stones), ,
Classic Rock
The Rolling Stones
Houston 2024
2024, 2xCD, Ltd, Num, Unofficial, Not On Label (The Rolling Stones), ,
Classic Rock
The Rolling Stones
Houston 2024
2024, 2xCD, Ltd, Unofficial, Empress Valley Supreme Disc, ,
Classic Rock
The Rolling Stones
New Orleans 2024
2024, 2xCD, Ltd, Unofficial, Empress Valley Supreme Disc, ,
Classic Rock
The Rolling Stones
Glendale 2024
2024, 2xCD, Ltd, Num, Unofficial, Not On Label (The Rolling Stones)
The Rolling Stones
Las Vegas 2024
2024, 2xCD, Ltd, Num, Unofficial, Not On Label (The Rolling Stones)
The Rolling Stones
Seattle 2024
2024, 2xCD, Ltd, Num, Unofficial, Not On Label (The Rolling Stones)
The Rolling Stones
Foxborough 2024
2024, 2xCD, Ltd, Num, Unofficial, Not On Label (The Rolling Stones)
The Rolling Stones
Philadelphia 2024
2024, 2xCD, Ltd, Num, Unofficial, Not On Label (The Rolling Stones)
The Rolling Stones
Melbourne 2006
2024, 2xCD, Ltd, Num, Unofficial, Not On Label (The Rolling Stones)
The Rolling Stones
Chicago 2024 1st Night
2024, 2xCD, Ltd, Num, Unofficial, Not On Label (The Rolling Stones)
The Rolling Stones
Chicago 2024 2nd Night
2024, 2xCD, Ltd, Num, Unofficial, Not On Label (The Rolling Stones)
The Rolling Stones
Los Angeles 2024 1st Night: In Ear Monitor Recording
2024, 2xCD, Ltd, Num, Unofficial, Not On Label (The Rolling Stones)
The Rolling Stones
Los Angeles 2024 2nd Night
2024, 2xCD, Ltd, Num, Unofficial, Not On Label (The Rolling Stones)
The Rolling Stones
Ridgedale 2024
2024, 2xCD, Ltd, Num, Unofficial, Not On Label (The Rolling Stones)
The Rolling Stones
Santa Clara 2024
2024, 2xCD, Ltd, Num, Unofficial, Not On Label (The Rolling Stones)
The Rolling Stones
New Jersey 2024 2nd Night
2024, 2xCD, Ltd, Num, Unofficial, Not On Label (The Rolling Stones)
The Rolling Stones
New Jersey 2024 1st Night
2024, 2xCD, Ltd, Num, Unofficial, Not On Label (The Rolling Stones)
The Rolling Stones
Hackney Diamonds Tour '24 Glendale 2024
2024, 2xCDr, Unofficial, Uxbridge
The Rolling Stones
Glendale 2024 The Video
2024, DVDr, DVD-V, Unofficial, NTSC, Not On Label (The Rolling Stones)
Stones*
The First Diamond
2024
The Rolling Stones
Sydney 2006
2024
The Rolling Stones
Licks Wiltern 2002 The BBC Tapes
2023, 2xLP, Ltd, Num, Unofficial, Red, Licked Lips Recordings
The Rolling Stones
Europe 2022 Sixty 1
2022, 14xCD, Ltd, Unofficial, Pic, Not On Label (The Rolling Stones)
The Rolling Stones
Black Swan & The Windsurfer
2015, 9xCD, Ltd, Unofficial, Empress Valley Supreme Disc, ,
Blues Rock
The Rolling Stones
Anaheim 1999 2nd Night
2015, ,
Rock & Roll/Blues Rock
The Rolling Stones
14 On Fire Tokyo
2014, 6xCD, Ltd, RM, Unofficial, Original Master Series,
The Rolling Stones
Tokyo Stones Addict #1
2014, 2xCD, Ltd, Unofficial, Empress Valley Supreme Disc, X-AVEL Records,
The Rolling Stones
Have Fun All You Lucky Ones!!!
2014, 2xCD, Ltd, Num, Unofficial + DVD, Ltd, Num, Unoffi, Tarantura
The Rolling Stones
Hyde Park (Live 2013)
2013, 2x CDr, ,
Blues Rock/Classic Rock
Rolling Stones*
Martin Scorsese - Shine A Light
2008, 2x CD, ,
Pop Rock/Classic Rock
AC/DC
Plug Me In
2007, DVD, ,
Hard Rock/Blues Rock
The Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones On Stage - Fenway Park - Boston 2005
2005, 2xCD, Unofficial, Not On Label (The Rolling Stones)
The Rolling Stones
Boston First Night Stand 2005
2005, DVD, Unofficial, NTSC, Dig, The Way Of Wizards, ,
Pop Rock/Blues Rock
Rolling Stones*
Live Licks
2004, CD Picture Disc, ,
Rock & Roll/Pop Rock
Various
Toronto Rocks
2004, DVD, ,
Rock & Roll/Arena Rock
The Rolling Stones
65 Licks
2002, 6xCD, Unofficial, Vinyl Gang Product, ,
Blues Rock/Rock & Roll
Joe Henderson
Big Band
1999, CD, ,
Big Band/Contemporary Jazz
George Michael
Songs From The Last Century
1999
John Patitucci
Songs, Stories & Spirituals
,
Latin Jazz/Fusion
Donald Fagen
Kamakiriad
CD, ,
Fusion