Rich has played in the bands of Maynard Ferguson, Buddy Rich, Ray Anthony, Billy May, Tito Puente, Larry Elgart, Sammy Kaye, Xavier Cugat, Sonny Costanzo, Buddy Childers, Charli Persip, Charlie Ventura, New Jersey Pops and can be seen and heard on PBS playing lead trumpet with Guy Lombardo's Royal Canadians.

He has perfromed or recorded with The Four Freshman, The Four Lads, The Chordettes, Steve Martin, The GrassRoots, Frankie Valli, Frank Sinatra, Frank Sinatra, Jr., Johnny Desmond, Keely Smith, Margaret Whiting, Leslie gore, Regis Philbin, Joan rivers, Robert Klein, Lou Christy, The Four Tops, The Temptations, Allen & Rossi, Melissa Manchester, Natalie Cole just to mention a few.