Brian Kellock
Brian Kellock (* 1962 in Edinburgh ) is a Scottish jazz - pianist and - Composer .
Live and act
Kellock graduated from Edinburgh University in 1986 and played in the bands of Spike Robinson (1990) and Joe Temperley (1993/94), then in the band of the Australian trumpeter James Morrison (1995) and then worked with Tom Bancroft ( Pieology , 1997 ), in the group Celtic Feed (with Phil Bancroft , with the bass player Mario Caribé , the concertina player Simon Thoumire and the fiddle player Eilidh Shaw ). In 1998 Kellock recorded his first album under his own name, Something's Got to Give ; In 1999 the album Hollywood Portraits was created in a duo with saxophonist Herb Geller . He performed live with drummer John Rae and bassist Kenny Ellis in 2000, with a program of two Lennie Tristano numbers and jazz standards like Jimmy Rowles ' The Peacocks . In 2002 he recorded the duo album Bezique with tenor saxophonist Tommy Smith , which was followed in 2004 by Symbiosis . In 2005 he accompanied the singer Sylvia Rae . Currently, Kellock works mostly with his own trio. Kellock has also worked with Red Rodney , Sheila Jordan , Art Farmer , Charlie Rouse , Bill Watrous , Scott Hamilton , Stanley Turrentine and Warren Vaché ( Don't Look Back , 2006).
Discographic notes
Albums as leader / co-leader
- Herb Geller / Brian Kellock: Hollywood Portraits ( Hep Records , 1999)
- Brian Kellock: Something's Got to Give- Portraits of Fred Astaire (Caber, 1998)
- Brian Kellock: Live at Henry's (Caber, 2000)
- Brian Kellock: Bidin 'My Time (2019)
Albums as a sideman
- Tommy Smith & Brian Kellock - Bezique (Spartacus, 2002)
- Tam White and Brian Kellock - The Crossing (Caber, 1999)
- John Rae's Celtic Feet (Caber, 1999)
- Sylvia Rae - Close Enough (Caber, 2002) with Warren Vaché
- Hue & Cry : jazznotjazz (Linn, 1996) with Michael Brecker , Mike Stern , Randy Brecker , Tommy Smith, Danny Gottlieb
- Spike Robinson: Stairway To The Stars (Hep Records, 1990) with Ronnie Rae and John Rae
- Nigel Clark Quintet - Worldwide Sound (1996, Sienna Records)
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- Bielefeld catalog 1988 & 2002
- Richard Cook , Brian Morton : The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings . 9th edition. Penguin, London 2008, ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0 .
Web links
- Brian Kellock at Allmusic (English)
- Brian Kellock at Discogs (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Kellock, Brian |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Scottish jazz pianist |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1962 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Edinburgh |