London ยป Calendar ยป Dom Pipkin & The Ikos Trio at The Boston Room, George IV
Dom Pipkin & The Ikos Trio at The Boston Room, George IV
When
Thu, May 29, 2025
19:30
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Musicians
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Dom Pipkin has been at the forefront of European musicians and songwriters championing the authentic New Orleans piano sound for several decades now. This is the music of Archibald, Dr John, Professor Longhair, Huey โPianoโ Smith and Fats Domino, the cream of New Orleans blues and R&B. Dom has performed all over the world, both as a solo artist and with artists as diverse as David Byrne and Paloma Faith and is a regular performer in New Orleans including the prestigious โPiano Nightโ at the world-famous Jazz and Heritage Festival.
Pipkinโs band the Ikos are named after the New Orleans classic โIko Ikoโ being largely an original music affair with keyboards, horns and guitar but stripped down to the trio format you can really hear the music stretching out instrumentally. Joining Dom for this special show are Ikos bass player, Harry Whitty and drummer Jimmy Norton both of whom enjoy stellar pedigrees. Their sets mine the catalogue of traditional Louisiana R&B, mixing the classics together with Pipkinโs own compelling song writing, playing a highly infectious blend of jazz, blues, gospel and New Orleans street funk. Pipkinโs fans are many including Jamie Cullum who says, โI canโt hold a candle to this guyโฆโ whilst Blues In Britain describes him as โone of the worldโs greatest exponents of New Orleans piano โฆโ 7.30pm (Doors 7.00pm) ...