Patrick Kenny, Trombone
Born into a musical family, Patrick played piano and recorder from an early age, took up trombone aged 11, and was also a chorister at Old St Paul’s in Edinburgh, Scotland’s oldest “sang school”. He studied at St Mary’s Music School, and in his final year obtained the Advanced Jazz Diploma of St Andrew’s University, before going on to study at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, where his studies were generously supported by the Donald Dewar Trust and the Cross Trust. He was also awarded an Erasmus Foundation Scholarship which enabled him to undertake a period of study at the Paris Conservatoire.
Patrick’s musical interests have always been very broad, ranging from jazz to classical, early music to the avant-garde and popular. Patrick is currently based in London, working as a freelance trombonist, brass teacher, composer and arranger across a wide variety of genres. He has performed and recorded with many leading artists, including Boy George, the Heritage Orchestra (Goldie and Sparks), European Jazz Orchestra, Peter Andre (Big Night tour 2014), London Jazz Orchestra, Scrooge (UK tour), Venetian Casino Macau (in-house band 2013), Michelle Burke and James Ross (Celtic Connections 2015), Grand Union Orchestra, Brighton Early Music Festival, Gizelle Smith, Jesus Cutinio, Chaconne Oscavaldez, Femi Lance Omole, Cuban combination, Future Dub Project, The Boom Yea, Gypsy Hill, Brassroots, Riot Jazz, The Coalminers, Ma’Grass, Mimika Ensemble, Pandora’s Box, Setbual Festival (Portugal) and Galway Early Music Festival.
Patrick also plays the carnyx, a 2,000 year old Celtic war horn (of which only two reconstructed examples exist) performing at events including the opening ceremony of the Derry Year of Culture in Ireland, the televised celebrations for the re-opening of the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh, and the final concert of the Belladum Festival 2014. He was invited to become a member of the European Music Archaeology Project (EMAP) in 2014.
His classical ensemble experience has included Music Theatre Wales, The London Sinfonietta Academy, Dartington Festival Orchestra, Aurora Festival Orchestra in Sweden and the Chipping Campden Orchestra. He was also a semi-finalist for the BBC Young Brass Award 2010, and has performed at the Mumbai International Festival, International Jazz Conference in Toronto, and as a Young Artist at the International Trombone Festival, Beijing.
Since 2013, Patrick has pursued an advanced study project, generously sponsored by the Musicians Benevolent Fund, which has enabled him to meet and study with leading trombonists across Europe and the USA in the fields of jazz, classical and early music.
Patrick’s musical interests have always been very broad, ranging from jazz to classical, early music to the avant-garde and popular. Patrick is currently based in London, working as a freelance trombonist, brass teacher, composer and arranger across a wide variety of genres. He has performed and recorded with many leading artists, including Boy George, the Heritage Orchestra (Goldie and Sparks), European Jazz Orchestra, Peter Andre (Big Night tour 2014), London Jazz Orchestra, Scrooge (UK tour), Venetian Casino Macau (in-house band 2013), Michelle Burke and James Ross (Celtic Connections 2015), Grand Union Orchestra, Brighton Early Music Festival, Gizelle Smith, Jesus Cutinio, Chaconne Oscavaldez, Femi Lance Omole, Cuban combination, Future Dub Project, The Boom Yea, Gypsy Hill, Brassroots, Riot Jazz, The Coalminers, Ma’Grass, Mimika Ensemble, Pandora’s Box, Setbual Festival (Portugal) and Galway Early Music Festival.
Patrick also plays the carnyx, a 2,000 year old Celtic war horn (of which only two reconstructed examples exist) performing at events including the opening ceremony of the Derry Year of Culture in Ireland, the televised celebrations for the re-opening of the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh, and the final concert of the Belladum Festival 2014. He was invited to become a member of the European Music Archaeology Project (EMAP) in 2014.
His classical ensemble experience has included Music Theatre Wales, The London Sinfonietta Academy, Dartington Festival Orchestra, Aurora Festival Orchestra in Sweden and the Chipping Campden Orchestra. He was also a semi-finalist for the BBC Young Brass Award 2010, and has performed at the Mumbai International Festival, International Jazz Conference in Toronto, and as a Young Artist at the International Trombone Festival, Beijing.
Since 2013, Patrick has pursued an advanced study project, generously sponsored by the Musicians Benevolent Fund, which has enabled him to meet and study with leading trombonists across Europe and the USA in the fields of jazz, classical and early music.
