Andrew Bain

One of the leading performers and educators in
Europe, Andrew has performed with Wynton Marsalis,
Natalie Cole, Kenny Wheeler, Randy Brecker, Dave
Liebman, Bob Mintzer, John Taylor, Mike Gibbs, NDR
Big Band in Hamburg, Elliott Sharp, Gavin Bryars, John
O’Gallagher, Jason Rebello, George Colligan, Jon
Irabagon, Walter Smith III, Iain Ballamy, Hans Koller,
Jim Hart, Mark Lockheart, Peter Evans, Houston
Pearson, John Parricelli, Stan Sulzmann, and was a
member of vocalist Jacqui Dankworth’s band between
2007-8, recording with the late Sir John Dankworth in
2008. He has performed at many prestigious venues in
the U.K., Europe and the U.S., including performing
and conducting at the BBC Proms. Receiving his BMus
(Hons) from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in 2001, Andrew was resident in New York
from 2001 to 2007 gaining his MMus from the Manhattan School of Music in 2003 and performing
extensively with Thelonious Monk Competition winner Jon Irabagon as well as with
singer/songwriter Jason Liebman, Moppa Elliott, the Dave Lalama Jazz Orchestra, Alex Smith and
Matt Brewer. Since relocating to the UK in 2007, Andrew has played in regular projects directed by
Michael Janisch (Paradigm Shift and Worlds Collide), Paul Booth (Travel Sketches), and appears on
Andre Canniere’s latest recording Ghost Days (Whirlwind, 2020), as well as playing with touring
artists such as Walter Smith III, Jure Pukl, Tim Armacost and Patrick Cornelius. Andrew has a
number of his own projects in action: Player Piano (2015) with Mike Walker, Gwilym Simcock, Iain
Dixon, and Steve Watts; Embodied Hope (Whirlwind, 2017) with George Colligan, Jon Irabagon,
and Michael Janisch; and (no)boundaries (Whirlwind, 2020) – a free improv exploration featuring
Peter Evans, Alex Bonney, and John O’Gallagher released in March 2020. His latest project –
Mosvatnet – features Angelica Sanchez, John O’Gallagher, Tori Freestone and Per Zanussi. They
will release a studio album in 2026.
Andrew is Head of Jazz at the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama, Director of Summer Jazz
Camp Scotland, and sits on the steering committee for the International Network for Artistic
Research in Jazz.

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