Solo Piano Series: Alexander Hawkins at Dublin City Gallery The Hugh Lane

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Young British jazz pianist and composer dubbed “one of the fastest rising stars of the UK jazz scene” (Jazzwise) will perform his his mix of free improvisation and ingeniously crafted charts at this midday concert on 12th April. Representing the UK in the 2014 12 Points festival, Hawkins solo, duo, trio collaborations include high profile jazz starts such as Louis Moholo-Moholo as well as Joe McPhee.

“Hawkins improvises with the strength and conviction that come from combining an advanced technique with a teeming imagination…state-of-the-art contemporary piano jazz” The Guardian