Andrew McCormack

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Andrew McCormack
Born (1978-03-24) 24 March 1978 (age 43)
London, England
GenresJazz
Occupation(s)Musician, composer
InstrumentsPiano
Websitemccormackmusic.com

Andrew McCormack (born 24 March 1978) is a British jazz pianist.

Biography[]

McCormack recorded his debut album Telescope in 2006 and was awarded BBC Jazz Awards Rising Star in the same year. The London Symphony Orchestra commissioned apiece for a Barbican Centre concert in 2009 as part of their Panufnik Young Composers Scheme.[1] Since 2007 he has been a member of Kyle Eastwood's quintet. His second album, Live in London, was released by Edition in 2012.[2][3]

McCormack has performed[4][5] and recorded two albums with saxophonist Jason Yarde.

In 2014, McCormack performed as the Andrew MacCormack Trio with drummer Colin Stranahan and bassist Sam Lasserson.[6]

Discography[]

  • Telescope (Dune, 2005)
  • My Duo with Jason Yarde (Joy and Ears, 2009)
  • Places and Other Spaces with Jason Yarde (Edition, 2011)[7]
  • Live in London (Edition, 2012)
  • First Light (Edition, 2014)[6]
  • Graviton (Jazz Village, 2017)
  • Graviton: The Calling (Ubuntu Music, 2019)
  • Solo (Ubuntu Music, 2020)

References[]

  1. ^ "London Symphony Orchestra - Panufnik Composers Scheme". Lso.co.uk. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Andrew McCormack Trio: Live in London". The Guardian. 13 December 2012. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
  3. ^ "thejazzmann.com". The Jazz Mann. Retrieved 27 February 2013.
  4. ^ "Concert review: Meadow and McCormack & Yarde « thejazzbreakfast". Archived from the original on 2015-09-07. Retrieved 2014-01-11.
  5. ^ "Review: Andrew McCormack and Jason Yarde at The Vortex". Londonjazznews.com. 24 June 2013. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b Fordham, John (15 July 2014). "Andrew McCormack Trio review". the Guardian. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  7. ^ May, Chris (28 September 2011). "McCormack & Yarde Duo: McCormack & Yarde Duo: Places and Other Spaces". All About Jazz. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
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