Jazz from Home: Marcus and Riza Printup

See the trumpeter, Marcus Printup, with his wife harpist Riza Printup.

Among many others, Riza Printup has recorded with acclaimed Jazz Trumpeter and husband Marcus Printup Desire  (2013), A Time For Love  (2011), Ballads All Night  (2010), and Bird of Paradise  (2007); Grammy-nominated pianist and composer Kenny Werner No Beginning, No End; and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra featuring Chick Corea and the music of Mr. Corea. Ms. Printup has performed with the likes of the late great American jazz saxophonist and flautist, Frank Wess (featuring the music of legendary jazz harpist, Dorothy Ashby); virtuoso cellist Yo-Yo Ma and jookin dance master Lil Buck (Saint-Saëns’s classic ‘Le Cygn’ for harp and cello); Lady Gaga (Elton John: I’m Still Standing – A Grammy Salute); and has been featured with Paquito D’Rivera in his presentations of Charlie Parker’s classic, Bird With Strings at Jazz At Lincoln Center. In 2014, Riza joined world-renown soprano, Kathleen Battle in Ms. Battle’s presentation of ‘Underground Railroad: A Spiritual Journey’ at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts in Philadelphia, PA and at Ms. Battle’s magnificent return to the Metropolitan Opera House (2016).