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Japan Tour 2024

Looking forward to playing this 10 date tour with my UK Japan trio The trio features the versatile and sympathetic bass playing of Mao Yamada and the one of a kind powerhouse that is Yasuhiro Yoshigaki on drums We 8217 ll pick up where we left off in Tokyo and visit trusted friends and venues across the two 8230 Japan Tour 2024

Dorian Ford

New project, Köln Conversations

I ve been looking for a way to acknowledge the tectonic shift in solo piano improvising that the Koln concert represents On the anniversary of Keith Jarrett s Koln concert 24th January 1975 I like to remind myself of this awesome event its impact on me and countless others Since 2015 I ve been doing this by performing 8230 New project Köln Conversations

Everything Chanes: cover image

New album, keeping it manual

Really pleased to have produced this limited edition beautiful vinyl LP of solo piano recorded on the Stuart mega grand 102 notes and 4 pedals at the Newcastle Art Gallery in NSW Australia The cover illustration is a painting by Tim Maguire I tried to make it a very local effort with the mastering and 8230 New album keeping it manual

Dorian Ford

‘The Köln Concert’ Concert: London and Edinburgh 2019

This Summer I 8217 ve been enjoying playing in Australia Japan and am looking forward to playing with friends in France in July But perhaps the biggest events for me this year will be my rendition of Keith Jarrett 8217 s Köln concert on 15th August in Edinburgh and the warm up gig on July 14th in Gospel Oak 8230 8216 The Köln Concert 8217 Concert London and Edinburgh 2019

Peacock Theatre, Australia

Footage from Australia, Peacock Theatre

Wanted to share this bit of footage from a dress rehearsal back in November Playing Keith Jarrett 8217 s My Song with Nick Haywood on double bass and Hamish Stuart on drums https youtu be mPnCqXUSO3A

Dorian Ford at Roast

Interpretations, Renditions and Improvisations

Mr Gershwin music is music Alban Berg to George Gershwin But when is music Music Perhaps it would be best not to aim so high and be content with just making music so to speak Nevertheless I am keen to find the right balance between the formal informal or art popular when performing or indeed practicing 8230 Interpretations Renditions and Improvisations

Australian/Japanese tour 2017

I 8217 m very much looking forward to playing in Australia and Japan with artist Tim Maguire and bassist Mao Yamada in November 2017 We 8217 ll be playing at Tim 8217 s show in Newcastle Beppu Art Month in Japan as well as other dates in both countries

Greenwich Dance

Listening with your eyes

Over the last eight weeks I 8217 ve been collaborating with a talented and inspirational group of choreographers performers and musicians including choreographers and dancers Bethan Peters Maria Ghoumrassi percussionist vocalist Jimmy Cannon and vocalist Natasha Lohan on a project culminating in a performance at the National Maritime Museum Entitled 8216 We May Be Some Time 8217 it was part 8230 Listening with your eyes

Jazz Bar 2015

Japanese CD

Delighted to be included in Yasukuni Terashima 8217 s popular CD series Jazz Bar My trio 8217 s version of Sleep Safe and Warm sits alongside a fantastic roster of artists with contributions from Palle Danielsson Joe La Barbera and John Guerin amongst many others on Yasukuni Terashima 8217 s Jazz Bar 2015 put out by DiskUnion Japanese friends check it 8230 Japanese CD

To The Surface

Launching To The Surface at the London Jazz Festival 2015

Looking forward to presenting my collaboration with visual artist Tim Maguire We 8217 ve made a DVD featuring his video art and my solo piano improvisations This is my first solo piano recording since 2002 and so I 8217 m supposed to say what is 8216 new 8217 and 8216 different 8217 about this recording in comparison Perhaps talk about how I 8217 ve been 8230 Launching To The Surface at the London Jazz Festival 2015

Quartet, July 2014

St James Theatre gig

A picture from my Summer St James Theatre gig with the quartet Pictured are Fulvio Sigurtá trumpet Steve Rose double bass Winston Clifford drums and me on piano
Dorian Ford

Manchester Jazz Festival 2014

Looking forward to playing at this year 8217 s Manchester Jazz Festival with my quartet nbsp This will be our first appearance at the festival nbsp I 8217 ll be playing with Fulvio Sigurtá Steve Berry and Winston Clifford on Tuesday July 22nd at 2 30pm at the Twaites Festival Pavilion nbsp Manchester Jazz Festival says 8220 An authentic British European sound that understands the 8230 Manchester Jazz Festival 2014

Judy Goldhill

Judy Goldhill Collaboration

I love this film made by Judy Goldhill Featuring my improvised piano music beautifully shot and sensititvely performed by dancer Jumeee

Dorian Ford

Archive Recording

Bebo 8211 Dan Bosshardt Quintet 1990

London Jazz Festival 2013

London Jazz Festival gigs 2013

Looking forward to a busy London Jazz Festival week I 8217 ll be playing in three gigs at the festival and then escaping to Sussex at the end This Saturday I 8217 ll be playing at the Southbank in my duo with Johnny Phillips at 2pm This is a free gig so pop in if you 8217 re in town It 8217 s 8230 London Jazz Festival gigs 2013