Cormac Kenevey Quartet at Zinco Jazz Club

Vocalist and songwriter Cormac Kenevey was born in Dublin and introduced to jazz at a very early age by
his pianist father. He took early influence from recordings of Mel Tormé, Peggy Lee and Mark Murphy
amongst many others. For a young singer, his mature delivery and heartfelt interpretations display a great
regard for those artists whom he cites as major vocal heros, while achieving his own personal style.
Cormac began studying classical clarinet at the age of 12 and was subsequently involved in many
ensembles as a clarinettist including the Royal Irish Academy of Music Symphony Orchestra. Later, at ...

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Vocalist and songwriter Cormac Kenevey was born in Dublin and introduced to jazz at a very early age by
his pianist father. He took early influence from recordings of Mel Tormé, Peggy Lee and Mark Murphy
amongst many others. For a young singer, his mature delivery and heartfelt interpretations display a great
regard for those artists whom he cites as major vocal heros, while achieving his own personal style.
Cormac began studying classical clarinet at the age of 12 and was subsequently involved in many
ensembles as a clarinettist including the Royal Irish Academy of Music Symphony Orchestra. Later, at
University (while pursuing a degree in geography and archaeology) he became director and conductor of
the University College Dublin Concert Band. He also played drums and sang with the Dublin pop/rock
band Milestone. He began his working life in the business world, soon establishing himself as a successful
software consultant. However, he finally decided to follow his musical dreams and, at the age of 25, he
abandoned his day job to become a full-time musician. He recorded his debut albumThis Is Living, which
was released on the London label CANDID records in June of 2006. The album received glowing reviews
from both domestic and international critics. In 2009 Cormac produced The Art of Dreaming; his second
album. This new collection features interesting lyrical compositions by Cormac alongside a variety of
standards. It also includes a salute to the electronic pop group, Moloko, on a track where he reproduces
all of the instrumentation with vocal layering alone. The new record boasts an accomplished production
crew including Grammy award-winning, mastering engineer, Bob Katz, and the accomplished UK-born
pianist, Phil Ware. He performs regularly across Ireland and the UK with his band. He has been a favourite
at the Cork Jazz Festival (Ireland), the Marbella Jazz Festival (Spain), has appeared on national radio in
Ireland and the UK and sold out critically acclaimed shows at Pizza Express Jazz Club in London amongst
many others. His 2008 schedule began with the launch of The Art Of Dreaming CD in March followed by
his tour of the UK and Ireland. He performed at the world famous Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club in London in
May. Hel also appeared at the 2008 Dubai International Jazz Festival, Abu Dhabi jazz festival and with the
National Concert Orchestra in Dublin. Along with his domestic and international gigging schedule for
2009, Cormac acheived a First Class Masters Degree in Jazz Music Performance where he specialised in
the tradition of Vocalese in Jazz and also the vocal style of American jazz singer, Mark Murphy (for more
visit 'curios' page of this site). Check the diary page for upcoming appearances in 2010 including Mexico
dates in March and continental European dates in Autumn 2010. LISTEN TO CORMAC AND FIND MORE
INFO AT WWW.ZINCOJAZZ.COM

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