Welcome...

My main instrument is the piano. I have been playing since I was about four, when I am told I started picking out tunes on the piano at home. I am now taught by the amazing Neale Ridding, who as well as being a great teacher is a simply wonderful live musician.

I am resident pianist at the Belvedere Jazz Bar, in Billericay, Essex where you can see me every Wednesday evening.

I am also permanent pianist with several professional bands, including my function band Infusion, Miles Davis tribute band Milestones, the Bryan Williamson Big Band, and the Ken Turner Big Band.

My trio Infusion are now hosting a jazz jam night in Buckhurst Hill on Sunday evenings. For more details please click here to go to the JazzJam website. Infusion are also available as a "rhythm section for hire", for instrumentalists and vocalists who need a backing band for a gig. For more details please go to the Infusion website.

I also dep (cover when the regular pianist is away) for numerous other bands - to date this has included The Mervyn Wright Big Band, the Les Leader Band, , The Set Fair Dance Band, The Horace Stone Dance Orchestra, the National Youth Jazz Orchestra (NYJO), The Sid Bolan Big Band, the Eddy Edwards Band, the Phoenix Big Band, The Melvin Beddow Big Band and the David Charles Big Band.

For live work I currently play a Roland RD700SX through (depending on venue size) either a JBL Eon 10 G2 or a JBL Eon 15 G2 amp.

For more information about me and the bands I play in, or for bookings, please call or text Keith on 07970 910080, or email me.

Many thanks for visiting.

 

   
 
home ] [ about me  ] [ lessons ] [ piano ] [ reeds ] [ guitar ] [ testimonials ] [ my diary ] [ gallery ] [ contact ]

All content copyright Chris Neill 2010