jazz pianist and guitarist
Welcome to the Graham Dent web site! ... now containing several audio clips taken from recent CDs. Have a listen. Here's a taster from Personal Freeway!
Dominoes (Dent)
Graham is a modern jazz musician based in the midlands. His main instrument is piano/keyboard but he also plays guitar. Currently he is working mainly with the Birmingham based jazz singer Roy Forbes, with vocalist Sue Kibbey, and with saxophonist Ian Hill in a collaboration involving duo, trio and quartet line-ups. Ian and Graham also form part of a contemporary modern jazz group named Jucamaya, which showcases original material by Graham, and some carefully chosen jazz standards. The band line-up is completed by Richard Baker on trombone, Tom Bull on bass and Nick Millward or Steve Laffy on drums. The band's first CD called Thinking of Joe (remembering Joe Zawinul) is being well received by jazz audiences and the musician community. Another CD will be released soon. Click here to go to the new Jucamaya.com website. Here are some sound clips to wet your appetite.
Jessica's Day (Dent)
Thinking of Joe (Dent)
Last year Graham completed work on his first solo album titled Personal Freeway in which he explored increased freedom in improvisation and a dip into Indian, Spanish and Latin music. Previous to that he played on another album Last Orders featuring Roy Forbes and Fresco. The album, which is being well-received by the public and within the music community, was produced by Graham and includes several songs composed by him. His skills in jazz composition have always been put to good use, as demonstrated in the 90's band Footprints and currently in Jucamaya.
In May 2007 Graham's piano trio backed jazz vocalist Sue Kibbey in a concert at The Pizza on The Park in London. Sue consistently creates a certain empathy with her audiences that reflects warmth, sincerity and fun. Fortunately the concert was recorded and is now available on CD. On her previous CD featuring the songs of Jimmy Van Heusen she joined forces with the Gilad Atzmon Quartet, one of the finest bands around.
Other midlands based musicians with whom Graham plays regularly are drummers Steve Street, and Alan Savage, and bass players Rob Evans, Adrian Litvinoff and Mike Green.
Find out where Graham is playing soon by viewing his gig list. He regularly appears in line-ups ranging from duo to quintet and plays at jazz clubs, bars and restaurants around the midlands, and at weddings and other private functions. He also teaches jazz piano. If you wish to book him or any band in which he plays, buy a CD, or have some jazz piano lessons, please contact him by e-mail at info@grahamdent.com
All CDs are priced at £10 including UK postage. Personal Freeway and Thinking of Joe can be purchased on www.jazzcds.co.uk
Graham Dent is also on My Space at www.myspace.com/grahamdentmusic
Last updated 08/06/2009