Sun 17 Aug: Dom Pipkin: The Soul of New Orleans

Dom Pipkin Piano / Voice

Dom Pipkin is at the forefront of musicians keeping the classic New Orleans sound alive. With fans ranging from Eric Bibb to Jamie Cullum and Hugh Laurie, Pipkin has played piano all over the world, sharing stages with Allen Toussaint, Dr John , Marcia Ball and Screamin Jay Hawkins. He has made countless radio and television appearances, and has worked with renowned artists from Pee Wee Ellis, Zigaboo Modeliste from the Meters, to Talking Heads David Byrne. He played piano privately for the late film director Stanley Kubrick. When not performing solo or with his band The Ikos, Pipkin continues to tour with 90s trip hop stars Morcheeba, on whose album Big Calm he recorded keyboards.

"One of the worlds greatest exponents of New Orleans piano" Blues in Britain magazine "When Dom plays the piano magic happens" Paloma Faith "I cant hold a candle to this guy. Hes a great piano player" Jamie Cullum, live on Radio 2