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Dylan Kay

Improvising guitarist Dylan Kay was educated at Berklee College of Music, the Guitar Institute and Oxford University. In Boston, he studied with such world- renowned teachers as Mick Goodrick, Hal Crook, David Tronzo, Tim Miller and Richie Hart. Dylan has worked extensively with Boston jazz vocalist Ellen O’Brien both in Boston and during 3 small UK tours.

A freelance guitarist based in London, he works with various singers, bands and is currently writes and performs with 1224 Project (http://www.1224project.co.uk). The band's debut CD "What Happened to the Foot" is released in Nov 2010.

1224 Project is a London-based guitar-bass-drums trio that writes and performs electrifying, groove-fuelled contemporary jazz. Long-standing collaborators Dylan Kay, David Bouet and Leslee Booth have played together in various projects over the years, forming 1224 Project in 2008 as a vehicle for their original compositions. The music is carefully crafted in regular rehearsals and features odd meters, occasional slide guitar and effects, 6-string bass and death- defying drumming.

Dylan also manages a busy teaching schedule, which includes working at the Guitar Institute in London. His music has been played at the Blue Note Jazz Club in New York and on UK and Swedish radio.

Awards

Berklee College of Music Scholarship

Gear

Ibanez AS200 Guitar
Fender Eric Johnson Strat
Fender Twin (Blackface modded)
Fender Blues Junior plus extension cab


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Meet Dylan Kay: Bandleader and guitarist Dylan Kay was educated at Berklee College of Music, the Guitar Institute and Oxford University. He has studied with some of the world's finest jazz teachers, including Mick Goodrick, Hal Crook, David Tronzo, Tim Miller and Richie Hart. Dylan has performed extensively in Boston, USA and throughout the UK, leading his own bands and performing with others, including working as musical director for US jazz singer Ellen O'Brien. Instrument(s):Guitar.

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Primary Instrument

Guitar

Willing to teach

Intermediate to advanced

Credentials/Background

15 years' guitar teaching experience both privately and in colleges/schools. Currently teach at the Institute of Contemporary Music Performance, London. Rates: £30 per hour lesson.

Music

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