Carole Nelson Trio
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Carole Nelson: piano
Cormac O'Brien: bass Dominic Mullan: drums Carole Nelson Trio The Carole Nelson Trio debuted at the 2015 Dublin Piano Trio Festival. Centred around Carole’s composition and piano work and accompanied by Cormac O'Brien on bass and Dominic Mullan on drums, the trio embarked on their first recording project, One Day in Winter in 2017. One Day in Winter was released independently in Ireland on Carole's own Blackstairs Records label and was greeted enthusiastically by critics and jazz audiences. 'A finely-wrought meditation that taps into the spacious European piano trio tradition of Tord Gustavsen and Marcin Wasilewski'- Cormac Larkin, Irish Times. Following two tours of Irish festivals and arts centres, the trio released their second album Arboreal in February 2020, with the support of an Irish Arts Council composition bursary and Carlow Arts Office. Arboreal set out to explore an artist’s response to our current ecological catastrophe. It has received glowing acclaim, with inclusion in the Irish Times best albums of 2020 so far and one of the best ten albums of 2020 in All About Jazz Magazine UK. ‘a particularly elegant piece of work from a rare talent’ Irish Times 'Nelson is, without question, as the refined language of her writing and playing constantly reiterates, a singular voice,' All About Jazz A third trio album Night Vision was released June 2022, premiering at the Bray Jazz Festival in support of the Tord Gustavsen Trio. The album dives into a dark dreaming – other species, the silence of birth and death and meditation – as the trio dig deep into creative freedom and find a new and fearless triadic voice. “a wonderful mix of query, quietude and clarity’ Irish Times. - 10 best albums of 2022 so far. “one of the most arresting piano trios in Ireland or the UK today” All About Jazz In 2024 Carole received the Ban Bam award for women composers in jazz and improvised music. This led to performances at Manchester Jazz Festival and London Jazz Festival and to a fourth Carole Nelson Trio album Through the Storm due for release with Livia Records in October 2025 For news on tours and gigs check HERE |
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