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Established in 2015 by pianist and composer Nils Frahm, Piano Day is held on the 88th day of the year in reference to and in celebration of the 88 keys on a standard piano. On this year's Piano Day we present a special evening with Douglas Dare, Ben Crosland, Tony Kus and Jason Ribeiro at London's SJQ.

JASON RIBEIRO
Multi-faceted musician Jason Ribeiro composes meditative solo piano pieces while also incorporating improvisation and experimentation into his performances.
https://www.instagram.com/jasonaribeiro/

TONY KUS
Tony Kus is a multi-instrumentalist and composer based in London. He has written for television and film and has performed as a touring musician for Mount Kimbie and Roots Manuva. Tonight Tony will be playing a set of his original pieces composed for piano.
https://www.instagram.com/tonypkus/
https://soundcloud.com/tonykus

BEN CROSLAND
Inspired by the beautiful countryside that surrounds his hometown of Worcester, England, Ben?s diverse musical influences are reflected in the subtle complexities of his piano compositions. Quiet reflection and understated optimism run concurrently through his work, resulting in a unique voice in the Modern Classical genre. Ben's latest EP 'Stargazer' (released February 2024) has been championed by Tom Ravenscoft and Deb Grant on BBC 6 Music and his music received 6.4 million streams on Spotify last year.
"Beautiful works for solo piano which I cannot resist!" ? Deb Grant, BBC 6 Music
https://bencrosland.co.uk/
https://www.facebook.com/bencroslandpiano
https://twitter.com/CroslandPiano
https://www.instagram.com/ben_crosland_
https://bencrosland.bandcamp.com/
https://open.spotify.com/artist/5uNm1FvRSh2IcPNDGQChtr
https://www.youtube.com/@BenCrosland/

DOUGLAS DARE
Singer/songwriter Douglas Dare grew up in the small coastal town of Bridport in SW England. Encouraged by his mother, a piano teacher, he began composing music at a young age but didn't take up songwriting until 2008 while at University in Liverpool. His elegantly moody, piano-based songs and haunting voice drew comparisons to artists such as Thom Yorke and James Blake. After relocating to London, he signed with the Erased Tapes label and 2013 saw the release of his first EP 'Seven Hours'. In 2014 Dare released his acclaimed debut album 'Whelm' and established his musical dexterity on the much darker follow-up 'Aforger' (2016). Douglas was invited by Robert Smith to perform at his Meltdown Festival at the Southbank Centre in 2018, followed by the David Lynch-curated Manchester International Festival alongside Anna Calvi in 2019. He released his third and most stripped-back studio album to date 'Milkteeth' in February 2020. Produced by Mike Lindsay - founding member of Tunng and one half of LUMP with Laura Marling - in his studio in Margate in just twelve days, 'Milkteeth' saw Douglas become confident and comfortable enough with his own identity to reflect on both the joys and pains of youth. In doing so, he has established himself as a serious 21st century singer-songwriter with an enduring lyrical poise and elegant minimalist sound. Now Douglas is about to release his highly anticipated fourth album, 'Omni', due out on May 10th via Erased Tapes.
http://douglasdare.com/
https://www.facebook.com/douglasdaremusic
https://twitter.com/DouglasDare
https://www.instagram.com/douglasdaremusic/
https://soundcloud.com/douglas-dare
https://douglasdare.bandcamp.com/
https://open.spotify.com/artist/0a2wpJgit9EwBAjKbHCpVX
https://www.youtube.com/dougiedare

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10a Bradbury Street,

Dalston,

London,

Greater London,

England,

N16 8JN.