june the 5th | kings road yard, pontcanna | 7.30 doors
New Orleans EXTRA Special presents one of the UK's most talented and prominent performers of the New Orleans piano tradition - Dom Pipkin! Coming for one night only from London to the heart of Cardiff, this is going to be a spectacular celebration of the repertoire of Dr John, James Booker and Professor Longhair.
Alongside a glittering session career (David Byrne, Ray Davies, Morcheeba), piano player and songwriter Dom Pipkin has been described by Blues in Britain as “one of the world’s greatest exponents of New Orleans piano”. He first discovered the New Orleans style in the early 90s, and has gone on to become a regular visitor and performer in that city, with appearances that include the highly acclaimed “Piano Night” and the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage festival. He is a regular fixture on the European blues and boogie-woogie festival circuit having played 1000’s of club and theatre, radio and TV dates in a career spanning nearly three decades. Jazz star Jamie Cullum says “I can’t hold a candle to this guy”.
Pipkin developed a particular specialisation for the unique flavours of maverick New Orleans piano star James Booker (1939 - 1983) capturing the player’s trademark combination of driving blues married with rhapsodic classical influences. He was invited to play at the world premiere of the documentary “Bayou Maharajah” at SXSW in 2014, and at multiple subsequent screenings of the film.
This is not an event to be missed, so be sure to get down for this!
Dom Pipkin - Piano, Vocals
Nick Kacal - Double Bass
Ryan Thrupp - Drums
Pizza's available from Tom's Pizza
Drinks available from Pipes' Brewery
Doors 7.30
Music 8 - 9.30/9.45 with a short break
june the 5th | kings road yard, pontcanna | 7.30 doors
New Orleans EXTRA Special presents one of the UK's most talented and prominent performers of the New Orleans piano tradition - Dom Pipkin! Coming for one night only from London to the heart of Cardiff, this is going to be a spectacular celebration of the repertoire of Dr John, James Booker and Professor Longhair.
Alongside a glittering session career (David Byrne, Ray Davies, Morcheeba), piano player and songwriter Dom Pipkin has been described by Blues in Britain as “one of the world’s greatest exponents of New Orleans piano”. He first discovered the New Orleans style in the early 90s, and has gone on to become a regular visitor and performer in that city, with appearances that include the highly acclaimed “Piano Night” and the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage festival. He is a regular fixture on the European blues and boogie-woogie festival circuit having played 1000’s of club and theatre, radio and TV dates in a career spanning nearly three decades. Jazz star Jamie Cullum says “I can’t hold a candle to this guy”.
Pipkin developed a particular specialisation for the unique flavours of maverick New Orleans piano star James Booker (1939 - 1983) capturing the player’s trademark combination of driving blues married with rhapsodic classical influences. He was invited to play at the world premiere of the documentary “Bayou Maharajah” at SXSW in 2014, and at multiple subsequent screenings of the film.
This is not an event to be missed, so be sure to get down for this!
Dom Pipkin - Piano, Vocals
Nick Kacal - Double Bass
Ryan Thrupp - Drums
Pizza's available from Tom's Pizza
Drinks available from Pipes' Brewery
Doors 7.30
Music 8 - 9.30/9.45 with a short break
