Will Barry
Pianist, drummer and percussionist Will Barry graduated from the Royal Academy of Music in 2016. As part of the well-documented jazz renaissance fed by the swell of talented musicians coming out of the UK’s world-class conservatoires, Will was recognised in particular by the Musician’s Company (founded in 1500 to “regulate musicians in the city’), who awarded him their coveted “Young Jazz Musician Award” in 2017. Now building an international reputation, Will has worked with a number of projects, most notably perhaps that of Phronesis bassist Jasper Høiby’s group ‘Fellow Creatures’ in Turkey, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Denmark, Holland and the UK, performing at the North Sea, Love Supreme, Green Hours and Umbria Jazz Festivals among others. He has also been heard with numerous musicians familiar here at the Club, including saxophonists Alex Garnett, Giacomo Smith and Alex Hitchcock. The music will be drawn from the 60’s + Blue Note era of Joe Henderson, Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock et al and with his deft touch and finely honed musicality, Will’s playing is a joy to hear. And watch out for his Special Guest, the brilliant saxophonist Alex Garnett.
"…sensitive and fluid - a beautiful sound” Chucho Valdés