The Jazz Organ Scene

Great Britain

Liam Dunachie Originally from Shropshire, Liam began his musical training as a treble chorister in Hereford Cathedral Choir and later studied music at Trinity College, Cambridge where he was a choral scholar in its world renowned choir under Stephen Layton. At Cambridge he studied composition with Robin Holloway and Richard Marlow and co-directed the Cambridge University Jazz Orchestra.   After graduating from Cambridge, Liam won a scholarship to study jazz piano and arranging at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama where he studied with Malcolm Edmonstone, Nikki Iles and Scott Stroman among others. He has since gone on to play piano and Hammond organ in groups led by Jim Mullen, Dennis Rollins, Derek Nash, Nigel Price and Postmodern Jukebox's vocalist Aubrey Logan among others. He has performed at all of London's major jazz and commercial venues and many others across the UK, including Ronnie Scott's, Pizza Express Dean St, Royal Albert Hall, Glastonbury Festival's Pyramid Stage, Wembley Arena, The Royal Festival Hall, The Palladium and many more.   Liam also works in musical theatre, and has worked widely as both a Musical Director and keyboard player on a wide range of shows in both the West End and on UK Tours, including "Hairspray", "Phantom of The Opera", "Gypsy" and many others. As an accompanist and session pianist he has worked in a wide variety of contexts, including BBC2's series The Choir with Gareth Malone and is featured as both a pianist and arranger on the 2015 UK Official Charts Christmas No.1 Single with the NHS Choir. He has played keyboards for Radio 2's "Friday Night Is Music Night", and toured with Beverley Knight on her 2019 UK Tour.   As a composer and arranger he has also written pieces and arrangements in for the City of London Sinfonia, English Chamber Orchestra, violinist Charlie Siem, London Chamber Orchestra and Trinity College Choir, Cambridge.

contact:	liamdunachie@me.com
homepage:	www.liamdunachie.co.uk
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The Hunt Ubuntu Music UBU0087CD recorded March 2020

Chris Maddock, alto sax, tenor sax Tobie Carpenter, guitar Liam Dunachie, Hammond organ Daniel Casimir, bass Edward Richardson, drums

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