Kevin Brady

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Kevin Brady - Drummer//Composer/Educator

KEVIN BRADY ”Brady, a leading light in Irish jazz... his drumming is a deft mix of sensitivity and power...” - London Jazz News “Brady is worth keeping an eye on” Downbeat U.S. “Brady is an impressive drummer with strong chops, impeccable taste, creative & most notably, terrific tone” All About Jazz U.S. Kevin Brady is a professional musician from Dublin, Ireland with over thirty years experience performing and recording both nationally and Internationally. He started his musical studies from an early age performing on both piano and trumpet. His interest in drum kit studies in Dublin and later attended the Drummers Collective in New York, where his teachers included Kim Plainfield, Bobby Sanabrias and Gene Jackson. Other notable tutors have included Ralph Peterson, Keith Copeland, Jeff Ballard, Matt Wilson & Ben Perowsky. Kevin received first class honours in his MA in Music from The Cork School of Music, CIT, Cork. He received a Licentiate Diploma in Drumkit Performance the London Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Kevin has researched and studied many different ethnic drumming styles and this has led to extensive study periods in Havana, Cuba with World renowned percussionists Jose Eladio Amat & Luis Papine. He became a founding member of the Hammond Organ trio Organics in 1997, thereafter they became the first recipients of The Young Musicwide Award in Ireland. In Ireland, Kevin performs regularly with many of the country’s leading jazz musicians. Kevin has performed both at home and abroad with International artists such as: Lage Lund (Guitar), Jason Rebello (Piano),Brian Charette (Hammond Organ), Peter Bernstein (Guitar), Seamus Blake (Sax), Norma Winstone (Vocals), Pee Wee Ellis (Sax), Bill Carrothers (Piano), Larry Coryell (Guitar), Nir Felder (Guitar), Perico Sambeat (Sax), Ian Shaw (Vocals), John Ruocco (Clarinet), Ronnie Cuber (Sax), Guy Barker (Trumpet), Bobby Watson (Sax), Randy Ingram (Piano) Ulf Wakenius (Guitar) and Anders Bergcrantz (Trumpet). In Ireland, Kevin has performed and recorded with artists & groups such as Van Morrison, Luka Bloom, Jimmy McCarthy, Grada, Louis Stewart, Dave Geraghty.He has recorded on numerous recording sessions with established Irish and International artists, and has played on numerous TV & radio shows for companies. Kevin is The Head of the Jazz Department at the Newpark Academy of Music based at IADT, he has conducted numerous workshops & masterclasses worldwide. Kevin is an endorsed artist for Evans Drumheads and Zildjian Cymbals and Vic Firth Drumsticks. Kevin has performed throughout the World at music festivals & venues such as: Copenhagen Jazz Festival, Brecon Jazz Festival, London Jazz Festival, Kento – Shanghai, Euro Jazz Fest Mexico, Angra Jazz Fest Azores, Dubai Jazz Festival, Jazz Utsav Festival in India, Splash Festival in South Africa, Glasgow Jazz Fest, Mai Jazz & Silda Jazz Fests in Norway, Paris Jazz Festival & Cork International Jazz Festival. He has performed at many of the World’s most prestigious venues such as The Sydney Opera House, London jazz clubs Ronnie Scotts & Pizza Express. He has also supported and performed on double-bill concerts with acts such as: Kurt Elling, Herbie Hancock’s Headhunters, Andrew Hill, Swedish piano trio EST, Norwegian Composer Bugge Wesseltoft & Soul legend Gil-Scott Heron. In 2006 Kevin began to lead his own piano trio featuring the U.S. pianist/composer Bill Carrothers and bassist Dave Redmond. Their aim was to create and produce compositions by all members of the trio. The group have travelled widely and won the appreciation of discerning jazz audiences as far afield as the USA, Europe, China and the Azores. To date they have released four critically acclaimed studio albums entitled Common Ground & Zeitgeist, Ensam, Plan B. Brady's latest studio album ‘Plan B’ released by London based Record Label Ubuntu Music features Brady's new original compositions performed by Saxophonist Seamus Blake, Bill Carrothers on Fender Rhodes and Dave Redmond on Electric Bass. The album was critically acclaimed INternationally and was selected as one of the album releases of the year by the iconic U.S. jazz magazine ‘Downbeat’.

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My Jazz Story

I was first exposed to jazz and Big Band Music by my father, who was an avid jazz fan and his musical tastes and the musical environment I grew up in had a major influence on me and he supported my musical pursuit to learn more about how to play this incredible music that has given me the opportunity to travel the world and meet incredible musicians.