Richard Iles (born 1962 in Birmingham, England) is a jazz trumpeter.
After leaving the Leeds College of Music in 1980 he became a founding member of the Creative Jazz Orchestra,[1] performing with Kenny Wheeler, Mike Gibbs, Anthony Braxton, Vince Mendoza, Peter Erskine, and Bill Frisell.
As a member of the latter, he accompanied Joe Lovano, Kurt Elling, John Scofield, and Gary Burton.
He has written music for the nine-piece Miniature Brass Emporium and leads his band, the Richard Iles Group.
[2] Iles became a member of the Mike Gibbs band and participated in the recording By the Way.