The Kit Downes Trio
Sun 6 Mar 2011 7.45pm
Studio £12.50 (£10.50)
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CloseThe Kit Downes Trio were recently nominated for the Mercury Music Prize for their latest album Golden.
Pianist/composer Kit Downes exploded onto the British Jazz Scene playing with the band Empirical, taking him through Europe and America, and then with Troyka, Fraud and Acoustic Ladyland.
Kit has now moved on to his own trio project which sees him developing as a strong voice both as a performer and composer. Joined by his two Royal Academy colleagues, award-winning bassist Calum Gourlay and rising drum star James Maddren, the music displays a level of understanding and intelligence between players that can only come from working closely together for a number of years. They read each other perfectly.
The band has spent these years developing their own personal sound. The music is immediately arresting, using melody inspired from a range of sources ranging from Bela Bartok to Keith Jarrett to Rufus Wainwright. They endeavour to both celebrate the classic piano trio tradition as well as develop it.
“Downes seems to have become everyone’s favourite young pianist… unpretentiously brilliant and full of subtle touches. Downes, bassist Calum Gourlay and drummer James Maddren are all players to watch.” The Observer
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