Piano virtuoso and keyboard player to the stars; Dom Pipkin is one of the world’s top exponents of New Orleans rhythm and blues.
Pipkin breathes new life into the classic funk sounds of The Meters, Dr John, Fats Domino and Professor Longhair, with these influences emerging in his own irresistible songwriting. His classical and sometimes rhapsodic influences are married with a tough approach to the blues and driving left hand rhythms.
Pipkin’s band, Dom and the Ikos, takes the New Orleans influence and fleshes it out with drums, harmonies and wailing sax. They have been resident at Ronnie Scott’s and around the RnB club scene, where their reputation as a top-level live act is second to none.
Pipkin travels the world as the keyboard player with trip-hop pioneers Morcheeba, was musical director for Paloma Faith, and has played for Paul Weller, Laura Mvula, Ray Davies, Pee Wee Ellis and John Newman, but he has always kept a close connection to his second home, New Orleans.
A regular visitor to the Crescent City for fifteen years, he has performed at the Jazz and Heritage Festival, at the world famous New Orleans Piano Night, and alongside its musical legends Allen Toussaint, Lilian Boutte, Jon Cleary, Ellis Marsalis and Marcia Ball. He has supported Dr John, Screamin’ Jay Hawkins and the Blind Boys of Alabama, and performed for film director Stanley Kubrik.
Featuring Dom Pipkin (piano), Nick Pini (bass) and Bubu (drums).
“I can’t hold a candle to this guy”
Doors 7pm / Music 8.30pm / Tickets £15 / £9 for members
All seating/tables are first come first served.