Richard Maegraith with bassist, Robin Draganic and drummer, Christoph Schlemmer. Press play
Tiergarten, Berlin, 2021

The ensembles are many…
…yet the goal remains the same for me:
to move the listener into a realm outside of themselves, so as to experience maximum emotion through the music.
Not just connection. More.
A transcendent experience transforming the listener’s ears, mind, heart and soul to the Unseen Beauty exposed through this gift of music.
It’s not about you nor I, or even the music itself, because Someone greater than the temple is here.
I’ve studied music for as long as I can remember… then Jesus took hold of my life with His amazing grace. Since then, I know that He has gifted me to glorify His Name with music as well as sharing about His incredible love. So, I’m a pastor and a musician, living in Berlin. We minister in English und auf Deutsch.
galaxstare is Richard Maegraith (tenor saxophone) Kristin Berardi (vocals) Gary Daley (accordion, organ and Rhodes) Jonathan Zwartz (bass) Tim Firth (drums)
In 2008 the Richard Maegraith Band released Free Running. This band, with the same personnel, became galaxstare
Jonathan Zwartz, Animarum, 2017
Sydney Jazz Orchestra, Nothing Personal, 2015
Jonathan Zwartz, The Remembering and Forgetting of the Air, 2013
Amphibious, Splendid Virgins, 2012
Jazzgroove Mothership Orchestra, Walkabout featuring Alex Sipiagin and Bob Sheppard, 2012
Amphibious, aLive and Breathing, 2010
Amphibious, First Breath, 2009
Daryl Aberhart, The Cat Within, 2006
Simon Sweeney, Emerald City Blues, 2002
Selah, A Kernel of Wheat, 1997