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The Kevin Brady Electric Quartet has a clear aim of creating and producing new contemporary jazz. Join them at The Hawkswell Theatre to hear one of the most anticipated jazz performances of the year.
Featuring:
Kevin Brady – Drums
Bill Carrothers - Fender Rhodes
Seamus Blake - Tenor Saxophone
Dave Redmond - Fender Bass
Their performances have been critically acclaimed for their dynamism and musicality. They have consolidated their worldwide reputation as a compelling live act. As quoted by The Telegraph UK, “This group display an enviable poise and togetherness”,
Winning the appreciation of discerning jazz audiences in the USA, Europe, UK, China. Their music embraces imaginative creativity and contributes to the evolution of exciting and engaging improvised music.
Plan B is the latest studio album by acclaimed drummer and composer Kevin Brady. It features the stellar musical talents of US saxophonist Seamus Blake, Bill Carrothers on Fender Rhodes, and bassist Dave Redmond. Brady’s ambition was to record an album that consisted of new, original compositions that explore improvisation in an electric quartet format. While tipping their collective hat to the music of the 1970’s Miles Davis Group, along with the groove and funk based music of Herbie Hancock, many of the musical themes deal with the impact of what is happening in the world as we know it now. The music is hypnotically insistent, all with a lasting story of experience and optimism.
Early Booking Advised
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Venue Information - Hawk's Well Theatre
The Hawk's Well is a 340 seat theatre in Sligo, North West Ireland. We host a diverse programme of arts and entertainments including comedy, professional and amateur drama, a wide range of music from traditional and jazz to opera, plus dance, pantomime, children's theatre and comedy.