The Kevin Brady Trio featuring Bill Carrothers
Kevin Brady
Drums
Bill Carrothers
Piano
David Redmond
Double - Bass
After three critically acclaimed tours & festival performances throughout Ireland, Drummer & Composer
Kevin Brady continues his collaboration with the innovative U.S. pianist Bill Carrothers. Brady has many
years of experience playing with some of lreland's most successful jazz trios including HYPERLINK
"http://www.organicsmusic.com" Organics and The HYPERLINK "http://www.philwaretrio.com" Phil
Ware Trio.
‘Brady is one of the most dynamic forces in the Irish jazz scene today’
Sunday Tribune.
Bill Carrothers is quite exceptional in this setting, having recorded with many acclaimed trios. Performing
& Recording with luminaries such as Gary Peacock, Billy Higgins, Dave Douglas, Curtis Fuller
“Carrothers' a relentlessly inventive pianist with harmonic sophistication has to be heard to be
believed." Chicago Tribune.
Dave Redmond is one of the most in demand Bassists in Ireland, having performed with visiting artists
such as Bob Dorough, Keith Copeland, Dave Leibman, Jason Rigby, Bobby Wellins, Guy Barker, Ian
Shaw, Jacqui Dankworth, Scott Hamilton, and Jim Mullen. He has peformed at numerous festivals and
clubs throughout the World such as Ronnie Scotts and Pizza Express (London).
This is a rare opportunity for audiences to listen to some fine exponents of the jazz piano trio as some of
Ireland's leading talents perform with one of the USA's great modern improvising musicians. The music
performed features compositions from their 2007 album release entitled ‘Common Ground’ and their
latest studio recording ‘Zeitgeist‘. The new album goes on Worldwide release with the prestigious jazz
label Fresh Sound Records. For further information on the trio please Visit either of the links below.
For further details Visit:
HYPERLINK "http://www.kevinbrady.ie" www.kevinbrady.ie
HYPERLINK "http://www.myspace.com/kevinbradydrums" www.myspace.com/kevinbradydrums
Kevin Brady - Drums
Dublin based drummer Kevin Brady has been performing professionally for 16 years. He is a founder
member of the Hammond organ group Organics and is also a member of the critically acclaimed piano
trio led by U.K. pianist Phil Ware. After studying classical piano and trumpet from an early age, his
interest in drums began at 19 first at Newpark Music Centre. He later attended the Drummers Collective
in New York, where his teachers were Kim Plainfield and Bobby Sanabrias; more recently he finished
studying in Havana, Cuba with Jose Eladio. Previous teachers have included Jeff Ballard, Matt Wilson,
Ben Perowsky, Ralph Peterson, Joe Cusatis, Casey Scheurell, Elliot Zigmund and Keith Copeland.
He achieved a Diploma in jazz performance from the Guildhall School Hall of Music in London and
received a Scholarship to Berklee College of Music in Boston , USA.
In recent years he has performed with International jazz musicians : Ronnie Cuber (Baritone Saxophone)
Ian Shaw (Vocalist/Pianist), Tim Ries (Saxophone), Jesse Davis (Saxophone) Guy Barker ( Trumpet )
Jim Mullen (guitar), Bobby Watson (alto), Ulf Wakenius (Guitar) Giovanni Mirabassi (Piano) Jason
Rigby (Sax) and on the home front has worked with Van Morrison, and leading jazz guitarist Louis
Stewart and Choice Award nominee singer Dave Geraghty (BellX1).
In 2004 he performed at the Sydney Opera House, Australia, with award winning contemporary Irish
group, Grada. He has performed at many jazz clubs & festivals worldwide, Ronnie Scotts, Pizza Express London, the Jazz Utsav Festival in India, The Euro Jazz Festival, Mexico and numerous New York City
clubs. In 2008, he was invited to represent Ireland in the European Jazz Colours Jazz Orchestra in Italy.
He was recently endorsed by the Bosphorus Cymbal Company in the USA.
For further information:
Tel: + 353 (0) 1 4738420
e: info@kevinbrady.ie
www.kevinbrady.ie
www.myspace.com/kevinbradydrums
Bill Carrothers - Piano
Bill Carrothers has been a professional pianist for over 25 years. He has played many venues throughout
the U.S. and Europe including the Village Gate, Knitting Factory, Birdland, Blues Alley, New Morning
(Paris), the Audi Jazz Festival in Brussels, the Nevers Jazz Festival (where he shared the bill with Abbey
Lincoln), the Montreal Jazz Festival, Jazz Middelheim, and the Marciac Festival in France. In October of
2000, Mr. Carrothers headlined the prestigious Rising Star Tour throughout Germany, Austria, and
Switzerland. He has been a leader on fifteen recordings, all of which have received critical acclaim. His
side- man credits have included some of the greatest names in jazz, including Joe Beck, Scott Colley,
Buddy DeFranco, Dave Douglas, Curtis Fuller, Eric Gravatt, Drew Gress, Tim Hagans, Billy Higgins,
Lee Konitz, James Moody, Gary Peacock, Dewey Redman, Charlie Rouse, James Spaulding, Bill
Stewart, Ira Sullivan, Toots Thielemans, and Benny Wallace.
Visit:
HYPERLINK
"http://www.carrothers.com" www.carrothers.com
Dave Redmond – Double –Bass
David began playing electric bass at the age of 16 and played in a rock band, he continued to study music
throughout his early years. He attended The Newpark Music Centre, Dublin for three years (!999-2002)
where he began studying double bass and received the Associate in Jazz Double Bass Performance,
awarded by the London Guildhall School of Music and Drama. In the summer of 2003 he continued his
studies and travelled to New York to The School for Improvisational Music and studied under Steve
Coleman, Ravi Coltrane, Vijay Iyer, Don Byron and other leading jazz musicians. In 2005, he studied for
a week with bassist Drew Gress and in 2007 with Ben Allison. Redmond has performed with visiting
artists such as Bob Dorough, Keith Copeland, Dave Leibman, Jason Rigby, Bobby Wellins, Guy Barker,
Ian Shaw, Jacqui Dankworth, Scott Hamilton, and Jim Mullen. He has peformed at numerous festivals
and clubs throughout the World such as Ronnie Scotts and Pizza Express (London), Mexico Euro Jazz
Fest, N.Y.C Clubs, Dubai and Abu Dhabi (Cormac Kenevey Quartet), Switzerland, Hungry and Spain
with Contemporary Klezmer Ensemble - Yurodny .
ALBUM QUOTES:
Jazzwise Magazine U.K. ***
‘The leaders work is varied and constantly stimulating.’
Contributed by Brian Priestley.
The Sunday Tribune ****
‘Dublin based drummer Kevin Brady has been one of the most dynamic forces in Irish
jazz over the last few years,’
by Cormac Larkin
All About Jazz (USA) ****
‘Highly Recommended’
by Laurence Donohue Greene
Jazz Review Magazine U.K. ****
‘This group are prepared to see what happens and go where the music leads. One of the
best albums I've heard this year’. by Mike Rogers.
The Irish Times
*** ‘A transatlantic relationship destined to get better and better’
by
Jim Carroll
The Sunday Independent ***** (Live Review)
‘The group has reached the stage of integration and togetherness that comes with
regular collaboration” by Grainne Farren
Record Collector Magazine U.K. ****
‘Includes a great version of the Wayne Shorter tunes, Waterbabies.’
by Charles Waring
The Journal of Music ****
‘Kevin Brady has an expansive palette, terrific technique, and an unerring sense of
musical structure.’
by Kevin Stevens
The Sunday Independent ****
‘ Brady is one of the finest drummers to emerge in recent years’.
by Grainne Farren
From (L to R)
Bill Carrothers
Dave Redmond
Kevin Brady