CONCERTS DETAILS

Kyle Eastwood Band

Venue: The Concorde Club & Hotel

Date: 7 May 2008

Time: 9.00pm

Ticket price: members £16, non members £21

Details:
Kyle grew up in Carmel California and is the eldest son of the Hollywood star Clint Eastwood. While doing his homework Kyle remembers listening to records of jazz stars such as Duke Ellington, Count Basie and Miles Davis playing in the house. Until he was about ten years old jazz was the only music he listened to and as far as he was concerned the only music that he knew existed!

Eastwood senior had been attending the Monterey Jazz Fest since it began in 1958 and when his children were born it became a yearly family outing. Being the son of one of the most famous men in the world gave Kyle immediate access backstage to meet huge jazz stars who were performing at that time such as Dizzy Gillespie, Stan Getz, Buddy Rich, Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan and many more.

Kyle's first memory of playing music was when Clint taught him how to play the left hand bass line of Boogie Woogie while he played the right hand solo over the top. Soon after that, Kyle started getting piano lessons and in 1982 Kyle began his entertainment career with a lead role in 'Honkytonk Man' with his father playing his uncle alongside him. Kyle enrolled in UCLA and studied films but after two years realised that music and more importantly jazz was his true passion.

It was only when Kyle turned eighteen that he started to dabble on the electric bass, jamming with high school mates in Pebble Beach and learning Led Zeppelin and Motown basslines by ear. With a little help from his father’s friends Kyle was influenced to pick up the double bass after having met Ray Brown and John Clayton, also spending a lot of time on set with Lenny Niehaus who wrote the score for the film 'Bird' which Clint directed in honour of Charlie Parker. Through Niehaus Kyle met Buell Neidlinger, the bassist who had worked with Cecil Taylor, Ornette Coleman and The Boston Symphony Orchestra. Luckily for Kyle not only did he have the pleasure of meeting some of these great names - he was sometimes taught by them too.

After years of paying his dues gigging around New York and Los Angeles Kyle finally struck a deal with SONY who released his first album 'From There to Here' in 1998 which features the vocal talent of Joni Mitchell. The album is an upbeat collection of jazz standards and original music and was critically well received.

Showing his ability as an accomplished composer, Kyle started to get into films with a contribution to the score for 'Mystic River'. The film later went on to win two Oscars.

During 2004 Kyle was living in London and collaborating with long time friend and music producer Michael Stevens on new material. It was whilst living in London that he made the acquaintance of Alan Bates, CEO of Candid Records and it was though Candid that Kyle released the international hit 'Paris Blue' which went on to sell many thousands worldwide. Not being satisfied just with a critically acclaimed record, Kyle continued to work heavily within the movie industry by compositing three pieces of music for the 2004 blockbuster 'Million Dollar Baby', which stared Hillary Swank and Morgan Freeman. The film went on to win four Academy Awards.

Kyle's second CANDID album ' Now' was released in October 2006 . The album was produced by Michael Stevens and features songs written and sung by Ben Cullum and the BBC British Jazz Award winning pianist Andrew McCormack. He has recently been working on two film projects with his father, 'Flags Of Our Fathers' & 'Letters from Iwo Jima'.

For further information please visit www.kyleeastwood.com

The Concorde Club is a Private Members’ Club. Non-members are welcome Wednesday jazz evenings and lunchtimes in the Moldy Fig wine bar. For 21s and over, please dress in smart casual with no T-shirts (except smart Polo shirts), trainers, jeans or denim of any colour. Reserved seating in booking order. The Moldy Fig wine bar will be open from 6pm for pre-performance and interval drinks & dining. Table reservations are advised.

Contact:
Email: kirstie@theconcordeclub.com
Phone: 023 0861 3989