Gigs
Eddie Gripper Trio
Rising star pianist/composer Eddie Gripper makes his Kenilworth Jazz debut with his trio featuring Ursula Harrison on bass and Patrick Barrett-Donlon on drums as part of a national tour to promote their debut album HOME released on Ubuntu Music.
Eddie Gripper is an English pianist, composer and educator based in Cardiff, Wales. Born and raised in Oxford, he first moved to Cardiff in 2018 to study under the tutelage of Huw Warren before graduating with First Class Honours from Cardiff University.
He has worked as a performer, promoter and producer alongside top musicians in his field. Including: Huw Warren, Iain Ballamy, Laura Jurd, Alex Merritt, Yuri Golubev, Eric Ford, Kevin Glasgow and John Parricelli. As a composer, he has collaborated with welsh folk artist, Angharad Jenkins (Calan), in a handful of projects, exploring the various aspects of folk, jazz and contemporary classical traditions. ‘Hiraeth’, a band featuring Isaac Zuckerman, Daniel Newberry and Ursula Harrison, featured many of his own compositions alongside the work of other band mates, they featured as finalists in the 2022 edition of the International Bucharest Jazz Competition.
Reviews:
“In it’s maturity of approach and deftness of execution, Home is a significant achievement by any standards” - ★★★★
Peter Jones (Jazzwise)
“One of the best début recordings I have heard for a long time. Gripper is a multi-faceted writer and his compositions are full of delightful and unexpected twists and turns.” - ★★★★
Ian Mann (The Jazz Mann)
“Quite exceptional musicianship from such young players”
Linley Hamilton (BBC)
“An original and fresh voice on the UK jazz scene. A highly eclectic range of compositions that showcase a really individual approach. Definitely a name to look out for in 2023”
Huw Warren (https://huwwarren.wordpress.com/)
“A young, up-and-coming, fantastic wizkid on the british jazz scene”
Sarah Chaplin (JazzLondonLive)
“A satisfying debut album” - ★★★★
Neil Duggan (All About Jazz)
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