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The Sofa Sessions presents Next Experiment 9pm / No Cover Charge
Leopoldo Osio - piano
Peter Erdei - bass
Gonzalo del Val - drums
We're proud to welcome this trio of international standing to the intimate space of the music room at Billy Byrnes Bar. Don't miss this opportunity to hear three virtuoso musicians up close and in-the-round from the comfort of one of our sofas. Forget what you think you know about 'jazz' - Next Experiment are taking creative music into new spaces!
Here's what Sofa Sessions curator and Irish Times jazz critic Cormac Larkin said about the band:
"the DNA of the piano trio may be clearly discerned in the close texture of the group’s interactions, but the grooves and the instrumentation would be more associated with funk and fusion. [The band's sound] belongs to the piano trio lineage, but CEO Experiment are taking it somewhere altogether unexpected..."
The Irish Times
This new multi-national Dublin trio, led by Venezuelan virtuoso pianist Leo Osio, is the successor to the CEO Experiment, a group that brought a welcome new voice to the Irish scene over the past few years, headlining at the Sugar Club and the Sofa Sessions, not to mention collaborating with famed US guitarist Kurt Rosenwinkel. The hugely talented Hungarian bassist Peter Erdei - a regular and popular musician at the Sofa Sessions - returns as the trio’s anchor, with star Barcelona drummer Gonzalo Del Val joining, adding his subtle grooves and creativity to Next Experiment’s mix of jazz, funk and EDM.
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Venue Information - Billy Byrnes
Billy Byrnes is a family run tradional Irish bar and first opened its doors in 1954. We are centrally located in Kilkenny City, just around the corner from the train and bus station.