Pianist, drummer and percussionist Will Barry is our guest on Tuesday 28th April. Will graduated from the Royal Academy of Music in 2016. As part of the well-documented jazz renaissance fed by the swell of talented musicians coming out of the UK’s world-class conservatoires, Will was recognised by the Musician’s Company (founded in 1500 to “regulate musicians in the city’), who awarded him their coveted “Young Jazz Musician Award” in 2017.
Now building an international reputation, Will has worked with a number of projects, including that of Phronesis bassist Jasper Høiby’s group ‘Fellow Creatures’ during which he toured Turkey, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Denmark, Holland and the UK, performing at the North Sea, Love Supreme, Green Hours and Umbria Jazz Festivals among others.
He has also worked with numerous other musicians, among them saxophonists Alex Garnett, Giacomo Smith and Alex Hitchcock.
"…sensitive and fluid - a beautiful sound” Chucho Valdés
Will Barry - piano
Mark Nightingale - trombone
Barry Green - piano
Dave Swift - electric bass
Dave Green - double bass
Louise Balkwill - singer
Digby Fairweather - trumpet
Ewan Bleach - saxophone
Donovan Haffner - alto saxophone
Mini-gig: Hugo Jennings Trio