Nils Kavanagh Trio

About the show

Award-winning Irish/Danish pianist Nils Kavanagh launches his highly anticipated debut album, "No Expectations". Winner of the Young Irish Jazz Musician of the Year Award 2022-2024 and finalist in the BBC Young Jazz Musician 2024, Nils is already making his mark on contemporary improvised music. Audiences will journey through Nils’ unique upbringing, rooted in the north-west of Ireland’s mystic landscapes and joyous fellowship, while also inviting listeners to explore the sense of unity and introspection present in Denmark and broader Scandinavia. Home, joy, family, mythology, folk music, loss and longing are all key to the music, with an overarching focus on warm melody and musical storytelling.
The trio has an energetic and explorative sound, with a taste for strong melodies, bright harmonies and explosive rhythms influenced by Kavanagh's Irish and Danish roots. With Ursula Harrison (BBC Young Jazz Musician winner 2024) on bass and Sam Green on drums, the group brings a new flavour to the classic piano trio format, presenting a diverse mix of music ranging from compositions inspired by Celtic traditional music and contemporary jazz from Scandinavia and the UK, to modern interpretations of jazz repertoire and other popular music.
"There is beauty, there is communication, there is space, and there is energy" - Daniel Rorke, Jazz Ireland album review
"A strikingly mature debut. Kavanagh and his colleagues give the compositions room to breathe and grow and the interplay bet