Paul Keene
Paul Keene is a free-lance musician working as a pianist, composer, improvisor, educator, accompanist, arranger, and multi-media artist. He has worked in and with various performing outlets including orchestras, jazz bands, live electronic groups, chamber ensembles, percussion groups, improvising groups, funk groups, salsa groups, jazz quartets and trios, dancers, video and computer artists, film-makers and spoken-word artists. He has performed on BBC Radio 3 on the Andy Kershaw Show with Rise Kagona of the Bhundu Boys and ‘Champion’ Doug Veitch as a member of Culture Clash. He has also participated in an upcoming BBC TV 4 programme on music improvisation. Mr Keene has studied composition with Patrick Miles, Krzysztof Penderecki and William Bolcom. He has performed with The Platters, Bobby Vinton and Louie Belson.
Currently Mr Keene is performing with Sázava, a free improvisation trio, and Kresch, as well as in various solo and collaborative music and dance projects. Mr Keene also is researching expressive gesture in improvising musicians and dancers.
