Danny Keane Trio: Danny - Keys, Tom Fry - Bass, Vlad Carboni - Drums
Some people I've Played with: The Good The Bad and The Queen, Scott Matthews, Tom Baxter, Oli Langford, Gorillaz, Neneh Cherry, Rosie Wilson, De La Soul, Bootie Brown, Ike Turner, Roots Manuva, Izzy Dunn, Antonia Pagulatos, Amanda Drummond, Dave Clarke, Martina Topley Bird, Shaun Ryder, Mark Mondesir, Tina May, Herbie Flowers, Mariah Carey, Ian Ritchie, Damon Albarn, Tom Baxter, Toni Kofi, Andy Cortez, Mike Bailey, Neil Charles, Peter Medhurst, Philip Salmon, Winston!!, Joachim!, Nick Kacal, Verity Quade, Cousin Alice, Simon Walfisch, Mihkel Kerem, Hot & Horny, John 'The Beast' Davy, Killian Madan, Preston Hayman, Graham Fox, Katherine De Boer, Phin Keane, Taka Boom, Holly Penfield, Julian Saul, Pete Davison, Dave Candy, Tommy K, Nick McKie, Mike Pagulatos, Barney, Ben Lee, Helen Davies, Madeleine Easton, Beth Davies, Levon Chilingirian, Charles Sewart, Richard Smith, Anna Bradley, Mark Percival, Paul at ESKB, Emma Smith, Philip De Groote, Lizzie Ball, Mike Garrick, conductors - Diego Masson, Colin Metters, Peter Stark
Influences
J.S. Bach, Jacky Terrasson, Bill Evans, Charlie Parker, Brad Mehldau, Keith Jarrett, Stan Getz, Kenny Baron, E.S.T., Beethoven, Pink Floyd, Charles Mingus, Bartok, Walton, Joe Henderson, Shostakovich, Herbie Hancock, James Brown, Mozart, Ben Folds, Edward Elgar, Neil Innes, Igor Stravinsky, Chuco Valdes, Scriabin, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Johannes Brahms, Maceo Parker, Piazzolla, Ella Fitzgerald, Oscar Peterson, Roland Kirk, Christian McBride, Handel, Pergolesi, Brand New Heavies, Arvo Part, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Martin Taylor, Downland, Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, Elvin Jones, McCoy Tyner, Irakere, Chick Corea, Sibelius, Mike Garrick, Janacek, Schumann, Palestrina, Henry Purcell, Miles Davis, Bud Powell, Bruckner, Bob Dylan, Joe Pass, Robert Schumann, William Byrd, and many more......
'City Headache' Live with Scott Matthews at AOL sessions....
'Elusive' Live with Scott Matthews at Electric Picnic Festival, Ireland
Tom Baxter 'Tell Her Today' official video....
Tom Baxter 'Tell Her Today' on Richard and Judy....
The Cellist and Jazz Pianist Danny Keane studied at Trinity College of Music where he graduated with a 1st Class Honours degree and won the TCM Trust Silver Medal for String Studies. Danny has performed in master-classes with Robert Cohen and William Pleeth, and appeared as soloist performing Tchaikovsky's Rococo Variations, Elgar Cello Concerto, Saint-Saens' Cello Concerto, and Concerti by Vivaldi. Much in demand as a chamber musician Danny has played at music festivals throughout the country as cellist with the Guillami Quartet who, having just recorded their debut CD, were quartet in residence at Ludlow Festival for four years and have recently given a cycle of Beethoven string quartets at the Purcell Room, South Bank. He has also appeared as guest cellist with the Kerem Quartet.
In London he has worked with chamber orchestras such as London Strings, The Belmont Ensemble, New Professionals Orchestra, Concillium Chamber Orchestra and the Pheonix Ensemble. He also works as a session musician for Universal Records and for numerous film/TV sound tracks including the short film 'EMR' which won 'Best Film' in the 2004 London Raindance Film Festival.
As a baroque cellist he has performed for the Classical Music Company lectures at Cambridge university and the Purcell Room, and has recorded with the tenor Phillip Salmon and harpsichordist Peter Medhurst.
As a Jazz pianist he regularly performs on the London Jazz scene with his own trio and duo as well as frequently performing and recording with artists such as saxophonist Ian Ritchie, bassists Tom Fry, Herbie Flowers, Ben Bastin, Nick Kacal, drummers Brian Hedemann, Julian Saul, and singers Tina May, Lynley Weir, Cousin Alice.
Danny is also a keen composer and has written numerous works for various instruments including String Quartets and Orchestral works and over Christmas of 2005 he wrote and recorded his first Jazz album with his trio.
He has also bridged the Rock/Pop/Folk world and has appeared as cellist for Mariah Carey and in November of 2005 was invited to play with the Gorillaz for the performances of their most recent album 'Demon Days' in the Manchester International Festival and at The Brit Awards 2006. Since July of the same year Danny has been playing piano for EMI artist Tom Baxter and whose 2nd Album 'Skybound' has reached double-platinum status in Ireland. Theatre work includes the solo cello soundtrack for the Borealis Theatre Company's production of August Strindberg's 'The Father' at the Courtyard Theatre, Covent Garden. Danny can been seen on The Good The Bad and The Queen 'Live from Abbey Road' and appeared on 'Later' with Jools Holland accompanying San Remo/Island Records artist Scott Matthews who, as a result, invited Danny to join his band as cellist and string arranger. They then went on to record a disc with producer John Leckie (Radiohead) of 5 tracks from Scott's debut album 'Passing Stranger' with string quartet arrangements written by Danny which was released as a bonus disc. Since then Scott and Danny were invited to support Rufus Wainwright on his UK tour and were personally invited to support Led Zeppelin legend Robert Plant and Alison Krauss on their 2008 European tour which climaxed at Wembley Arena. Scott and his Band were also asked to play the John Peel Stage at Glastonbury 2007 which was televised on BBC and Danny returned to Glastonbury in 2008 with Tom Baxter. In April 2008 Danny orchestrated 3 of Tom Baxter's songs for the BBC Concert Orchestra which was performed live with the band on BBC Radio 2's 'Friday Night Is Music Night'. Other TV appearances include BBC Radio 2 Music Club at the O2, GMTV, Richard and Judy, The Late Late Shoe (RTE), Tubridy Tonight (RTE), This Morning, Jo Wiley sessions (VH1) all with Tom Baxter. More recently, Danny made his debut at The Royal Opera House playing on Damon Albarn's Opera 'Monkey - Journey to the West'. Watch this space for live gigs!!
Dear friends, I am playing a free gig at the beauteous Union Chapel, Islington this Saturday. The sunlight will be streaming through its vaulted windows as Blank Canvas and Arctic Circle present this gig during the blessed daylight hours of 12-2. And yea shall its hallowed interior be filled with all manner of scraping, wailing and gnashing of teeth. Let us pray. And then let us go to the pub.
There once was a man from Brighton Who said to his girl, “You’re a tight one.” She said, “Pardon my soul, but you’re in the wrong hole. There’s plenty of room in the right one.”
Hi Danny, were big Scott Matthews fans here in PIO HQ and love what you bring to his music.Also saw you a while back with Tom Baxter and was blown away. Looking forward to seein more of you in the future,Dave(PIO)
Thanks for accepting the add man, You know as i was playing last years Sugar hill i even managed to stick around and be amongst the other 87 people watching you playing keyboards with Tom baxter. What a wet weekend that was. take care man matt
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