Kyle Eastwood

Kyle Eastwood (bass)

Quentin Collins (trumpet)

Brandon Allen (sax)

Andrew McCormack (piano)

Ernesto Simpson (drums)

Following an outstanding performance at Taliesin in 2012 Kyle Eastwood returns with his band. His latest album, The View From Here (Jazzvillage, Harmonia Mundi), embraces his musical heritage which goes back to the soundtrack of his youth when his father introduced him to the joys of the bass line.

Kyle grew up in Carmel, California, the eldest son of Clint Eastwood. As a child he listened to Duke Ellington, Count Basie and Miles Davis and attended the Monterey Jazz Festival yearly. In the last 10 years, Kyle has toured extensively worldwide. The music resonates with swing, groove and funk overtones; ‘my roots remain in jazz but I like adding all kinds of different flavours’ said Kyle.

Today Kyle Eastwood is less and less the son of Clint and more of a universally respected musician and leader in his own right. A virtuoso bassist on electric and upright as well as a talented composer with a keen ear for the subtleties of modern jazz, he is right at the forefront of the contemporary scene.

“Eastwood and his band create music from the heart: uplifting, reflective and beautiful.”
Bruce Lindsay, All About Jazz

“Kyle Eastwood’s band are a hot live act. Driven by Eastwood’s bass guitar, they inject life into audiences, getting them moving and grooving.” BBC Music Online