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Tom; Tom when did your drumming career start?
My career started at the
ripe age of 6 in a pipe band in my area of Greenhills, D12. Here l learned the
roots of good drum skills, discipline, dynamics and most if all, rudiments!
Tom; Did
you undertake any further musical studies?
After several years
playing with The dada's back in the late 80's, early 90's, l took myself off to
study in other areas of music less known to me. Then l met the Great John
Wadham. I studied jazz with John for 3 years while playing with a new jazz
outfit "The Jazz Globetrotters" taking our name from the The Globe
Bar in Dublin where we held a 14 year Sunday residency.
Tom; Wow, 14 year residency, that’s impressive!
I'm still playing with
this band and after 3 other residencies we are now playing our 4th year every
Tuesday night at The Leeson Lounge Dublin with a mixture of bebop and hardbop.
Tom; Tom what about your recording career?
In 2014, l was approached
by Eleanor McEvoys producer to arrange a jazz instrumental album of some of her
songs. So l put the best musicians that l work with together, a tight quartet
with pianist Myles Drennan, bassist Dave Fleming and saxophonist Ciaran Wilde.
With two days rearranging the selected 13 tracks and two days recording in The
Cauldron studio, we recorded a fine 10 track CD of Eleanor McEvoys music in
jazz style.
Tom; Who else have you recorded / played with?
I have played with Georgie Fame, Mary
Coughlin, Imelda May, Louis Stewart, Paul Langosh (bassist with Tony Bennett) .
I've supported Mose Allison in the iridium jazz club in NYC. Also the Lincoln
Centre NYC and Helen's jazz supper club on 9th ave for a week with a tribute to
Peggy Lee with Dave Fleming db, Cian uBoylan pno as Trio Con Brio with Susannah
de Wrixon vocals.
Tom; Any other part of your music career that
we need to mention?
I am also teaching drums at The Ratoath School
of Music in Meath and Glasnevin Academy of Music.
Thanks To Tom Dunne for
the words
Photo by Des Cannon
