Kevin Lawlor presents Cluster Funk
Following his headline performance at the Johnstown Jazz Festival this summer, drummer and educator Kevin Lawlor revisits a one-off fusion project from 2016 with a new lineup of musicians. Cluster Funk will perform jazz and groove music by artists including Thundercat, Mark Guliana, Erykah Badu, Jorja Smith, Terrace Blanchard, Wayne Shorter and more… The band will also use well known hip hop grooves with jazz standards played over them as an alternative take on jazz fusion. Expect everything from organ driven funk to ambient jazz.
Kevin Lawlor is an established jazz drummer, educator and composer with five independent jazz albums released to date. Chris Colloton is a celebrated jazz guitarist with many headline performances as well as support roles in the Irish jazz scene. Kaelan Zipoli is graduate of DCU Jazz and Contemporary Music and performed at London Jazz Festival in 2023. Meg Lowney is a bass player, songwriter and producer currently studying at IADT. Sophia Zipoli has recently performed headline shows at Johnstown Jazz Festival and for UNESCO International Jazz Day 2024.
Kevin Lawlor – drums
Chris Colloton – guitar
Kaelan Zipoli – keys / piano
Meg Lowney – bass
Sophia Zipoli – vocals
“Lawlor’s ability to play virtually non-stop, yet with great delicacy and subtlety as required, makes him one of the most inspirational musicians around” – Jackie Hayden
