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Alkimi University Academics

Department of Visual & Performing Arts

Dr. Richard Kimball

Associate Professor of Music

Faculty profile

About Dr. Richard Kimball

Portrait of Dr. Richard Kimball

Richard Kimball teaches Music Appreciation and Aural Culture and directs Alkimi's jazz ensembles. A jazz trumpeter, arranger, and musicologist, his scholarship examines the evolution of big band arrangements during the swing era and mid-century modal improvisation. He performs frequently with professional jazz quartets and regional big bands throughout the Northeast.

Dr. Richard Kimball is a member of the Department of Visual & Performing Arts in the College of Arts & Sciences.

Areas of expertise

  • Jazz history
  • Music theory
  • Improvisation
  • Jazz arranging

Contact

Office
Lovell Hall 437
Building
Lovell Hall

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Fall 2026 office hours

Dr. Richard Kimball isn't teaching in Fall 2026. Email to arrange a meeting.

2026–27

Teaching

Dr. Richard Kimball has no undergraduate teaching assignment in the 2026–27 catalog. For the department's courses, see the Department of Visual & Performing Arts.

Meeting with faculty

At least 3 hours per week during the semester, across at least 2 days, with at least 1 hour available virtually. Times are on each course syllabus in Canvas.