Bray Jazz Festival, Ireland, with Meilana Gillard's Quartet
Fri, 03 May
|Mermaid Arts Centre, Bray
Phil joins the killer sax player from Derry at this great festival in Bray.
Time & Location
03 May 2024, 19:30
Mermaid Arts Centre, Bray, Main St, Bray, Co. Wicklow, A98 N5P1, Ireland
About the event
Full details coming soon http://www.brayjazz.com/
Meilana Gillard Quartet (US/UK/Ireland)
Mermaid Arts Centre, Friday 3rd - Opening for Zoe Rahman
Opens for Zoe Rahman Quintet
Tenor saxophonist Meilana Gillard’s gutsy playing recalls jazz legends Dexter Gordon and Sonny Rollins, as well as modern masters such as Joe Lovano.
Raised in the US but now living in Derry, she studied Jazz at The New School University in NYC where she resided for eight years. She was a member of Charli Persip’s Big Band ‘Supersound’ and his Quintet, and has performed at such celebrated jazz venues as Birdland, Jazz Standard, Blue Note, Minton’s Playhouse and Dizzy’s Club.