THE ARTISTS
TRINITY IRISH DANCE COMPANY
CHIP CRAWFORD , JAZZ PIANIST
JIG
IN-VINCIBLE, A GLORIOUS TRIBUTE TO MICHAEL JACKSON
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Trinity Irish Dance Company
Everything you expect but like nothing you’d imagine.
The Trinity Irish Dance Company has thrilled international audiences for 35 years.
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“Impossibly complex”. - The New York Times
Albert’s Notes:
The most toured foreign dance company in Japan
World class progressive Irish dance with a contemporary edge
Performs with live band of exceptional musicians
Sells 80%+ in all recent bookings
Blood pressure inducing performances
Chip Crawford
Jazz pianist, music director, composer, arranger
Chip Crawford (often credited as Albert “Chip” Crawford) is an American jazz pianist and longtime collaborator with singer-composer Gregory Porter. He’s best known for being the pianist and musical director in Porter’s band, helping shape the sound behind Porter’s mix of jazz, soul, gospel, and R&B.
Crawford is Porter’s right-hand pianist in his touring and recording band. He appears on many of Porter’s albums and regularly performs live with him.
He studied music at Berklee College of Music, graduating in 1972, and later earned a master’s degree from the University of North Carolina in 1989.
Before his extensive work with Porter, Crawford taught jazz piano at Duke University. He also toured with The Four Tops, Donald Byrd and many others.
Their collaboration began in New York during an impromptu performance at St. Nick’s Pub in Harlem — a meeting both musicians have described as pivotal.
Crawford is known for blending influences from jazz, church music, and R&B, skills Porter has specifically praised as part of what makes him ideal for interpreting Porter’s songs.
In concert settings, Crawford often takes solos, plays acoustic piano and electric keyboards (like the Rhodes), and is integral to the band’s dynamic interplay with Porter and other ensemble members.
In summary, Chip Crawford is a seasoned jazz pianist, educator, and long-time creative partner to Gregory Porter, highly regarded for his supportive and stylistically rich playing.
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“Chip’s versatility across styles — from gospel to soul to jazz — HE CAN FOLLOW ME wherever I want to take a song stylistically. Chip isn’t limited by genre and brings a depth of experience to the music. ”.
- Gregory porter
Albert’s Notes:
Long time pianist and music director for Gregory Porter
International following and global appeal
Available as solo, The Chip Crawford Trio or for collaborations
Considered one of the best jazz pianist of his generation having been integrally involved in many Grammy winning albums.
JIG
A powerful live musical and dance journey, inspired by traditional Irish, folk and rock.
Truly a heart stopping theatrical evening like no other.
Featuring Brenoshea and a band of exceptional musicians, JIG is an experience for live music lovers, with the addition of the world's most innovative Irish dancers from the Trinity Irish Dance Company.
Raw, poetic, instinctive, emotional.
“A truly distinct performance that offered something for everybody”
-Review of JIG, The Jolt, Olympia, WA
Albert’s Notes:
Features Jake James, considered by many to be one of the best Irish fiddle players of this generation
An immersive experience, a happening, a groundbreaking, alternative approach to an immersive theater experience that redefines what is possible for Irish music and dance
Band Leader, Killarney-native, New-York based Brenoshea
There’s nothing like it, a wonderful journey of music and dance that celebrates the thrill of connection through vibrations, rhythm and movement
Music for dance lovers, dance for music lovers
A Note from the Co-Creator:
Lead singer BRENOSHEA, who splits his time between New York’s East Village and Woodstock is grateful for the opportunity to embark on a new venture. “Howard has always looked for imaginative ways to break the fourth wall. The band and I are thrilled for the opportunity to be part of JIG’s transformative experience. At the heart of the show lives a sentiment that both Howard and I grew up hearing from our resilient Irish mothers, ‘Things will turn out.’”