Mark McKnight Trio

“Already an exceptional talent and one to watch” is how The Irish Times recently described Overnight, the debut CD from Mark McKnight, and certainly this supple and inventive young guitarist has been serving notice that Belfast is enjoying a jazz resurgence. Since graduating from Berklee, he’s been performing and recording in good company, including Jason Rebello, Jean Toussaint, Sam Yahel, Darren Beckett, Tim Warfield and Terell Stafford, and this summer he will be on the road with The European Jazz Orchestra, the annual road show of Europe’s best emerging soloists. Before that, he arrives match fit in the middle of an eleven date tour with this potent new trio line up featuring ascendant Scottish bassist Euan Burton and one of London’s busiest young drummers James Maddren.

Mark McKnight Official Website