John Coltraine, Charlie Parker, Liszt, Chopin, Art Tatum, Rachmaninoff, Bach, Earth Wind and Fire, 'Fats' Waller, Duke Ellington, Stevie Wonder, Beethoven, Stravinsky, Debussy, Gershwin. But not necessarily in that order!
I began playing piano at age of four and trained as a concert pianist. My first radio and tv broadcasts were made at 11 years of age but then I discovered there are other things in life apart from playing the piano! I now make a living from composing music for film and television with music on everything from Hollywood films to famous Uk adverts like the 'OXO family' but still love playing. I have had a wonderful time raising a family over the last few years, but would now like to return to doing more 'live' performances. Please visit my website at www.andyquin.co.uk for more details and loads of downloadable tracks.......................................................................................................
'Scintillating! A standing ovation last year. - Stafford jazz festival.....................................................................................................
'One of the UK's finest pianists'. - Arts Depot, Finchley....................................................................................................
'The music was the jazz standard Tiger rag. The pianist a virtuoso, who one evening last November held a capacity crowd at London’s Cadogan Hall spellbound. He went on to give electrifying performances of two more jazz pieces, and was cheered to the rafters. But this was a performance and a concert with a difference. No surprise in the repertoire: Cadogan Hall gladly hosts jazz concerts as well as being the London home of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. The surprise was the pianist, Andy Quin. For Quin is not a professional pianist at all, but a man who makes his living writing music for films, television and advertising.
Quin’s set had everything: casually but expertly executed Art Tatum-esque runs up and down the keyboard, a fascinating version of a Coltrane tune with sustained passages of perpetuum mobile, and a Gershwin finale in which he astonished the audience by doubling an already nippy tempo and then doubling it again.’
- Pianist Magazine.....................................................................................
Andy Quin Live I Got Rhythm
HI HOW ARE YOU, HOPE YOU ARE WELL JUST TO LET YOU KNOW I HAVE 2 NEW SONGS ON MY PAGE " BLUES HANGOVER" " MOVE UP" PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU THINK KEEP IN TOUCH TAKE CARE DAVE
Hallo Andy, thanks for add and many compliments for your playing: it's very brilliant and your stride is phantasmagoric. Bravoooooo! Best wishes, Marco.
Hi Andy, I thought it was time I joined you lot here in cyberspace.Great videos!and really great playing too. Is it fair to say youre better at piano playing than Karting!! Alan
Andy,
You are a truly amazing pianist! Your
work is as flawless as it is beautiful. Your stride is an
inspiration to me and your standards
are moving. I will look for your
recordings and who knows - one of
these days I might get to your side
of the pond... then I'll have to look
you up! All the best and keep up
the FANTASTIC WORK!!!
Dear Andy, I enjoy listening to your music a lot, you are great. I'm sure I have never before seen that "wrist thing" in your video from youtube!!! Amazing :) Hope to see you live once, as I read you are going to tour more from now on :) Also a great very informative website of yours. Well done. All the best from Hamburg in Germany. Yours, Jan
