Mostly self-taught, with a handful of informal lessons by,Alto/Baritone Saxophonist Charles Tyler. He has been playing with a number of eminent artists around the globe. While free-lancing, Brinka also has been pursuing his own two projects of Electricswingavantboprock, COLLECTOR and“Meanface Angelheart”.

Brinka has toured in the United States, Asia and Africa. He has played live and/or recorded a variety of styles with a number of outstanding musicians, such as the tenor vocalist and Rock’n Roll Hall of Famer Tony (“Only You”) Williams, the Original lead vocalist of The Platters; bassist Percy Jones of Tunnels; trombonist SteveSwell; and singer Lenny (“Since I Fell For You”) Welch. Among many other places, he lived in Uganda, performing regularly with The Afrigo Band of“Mississippi Massala” and “The Last King of Scotland” fame, and Kenya, where he played with the Medinda Dancers. In Viet Nam, he accompanied jazz vocalist TuetLoan. Other performances were for distinguished audiences such as the King of Swaziland, the Prime Minister of Thailand, as well as at the coronation of the King of the Bugandans, to name a few.

While residing in Zimbabwe for five years, Brinka participated in the Chimanimani Arts Festival and the annual Harare International Festival of the Arts (HIFA), where he was one of the main attractions with his own musical interpretations of William Shakespeare’ssonnets, accompanying renowned African actor Wina Mismati, and the featured tenor sax soloist in Duke Ellington’s “Sacred Concerts”. He performed a number of times with Zimbabwe’s Superstar Oliver “Tuku” Mtukudzi and played with Andy Brown (internationally known as “Andy Brown and the Storm”) and one of Zimbabwe’s finest percussionists, Adam Chisvo. On several occasions, he shared the stage with the country’s premier poet, Chirikure Chirikure. As the first coordinator of Jazz Studies at the Zimbabwe College of Music, Brinka organized series of successful concerts.

During his stay in Zimbabwe,Brinka recorded a duet “Hande Blazo” with Michael Pigge, which became a hit in the Zimbabwean club scene, sort`a, LOL..... In 2008, Brinka recorded in Zrenjanin, Serbia, with Experimental/Electronica“Blank Disc”, Srdan Muc and Robert Roza.

After“COLLECTOR Almost Live” was well received, Brinka has recorded the long-anticipated second cd, COLLECTOR II “Shupikai”, release date March 2013,Now Available ! ordering info: www.cdbaby.com/cd/collector2 Due for release, pending: will be the second CD by “Meanface Angelheart”. !

12/4/ 2014, COLLECTOR has just wrapped up recording it`s 3rd. cd at Parcheesi Recording Studio New York, a single entitled: " The Administrator" due out Jan./Feb. 2015. COLLECTOR is truly the sum of its parts. Richard Brinka, tenor sax. Bob Stander, guitar. Ray Dieneman, bass. John DiGiulio, drums.

Thank you All,for taking time to listen to my/our music! Stay Well -Stay Safe!