Piano Wizard Andrew Farrell
Genre: Mainstream
Venue 1: The Maurocco Bar
Date: Friday 7 June, 8.20pm
Venue 2: Phee Broadway
Saturday 9 June, 2.40pm
Andrew Farrell - piano/vocals
The Piano Wizard Andrew Farrell is a famous Australian blues, jazz, boogie woogie, classical piano player, songwriter and singer, who has performed internationally and Australia wide over the last few decades, from small halls to the most prestigious venues & largest Festival stages. He is widely acknowledged as a versatile virtuoso pianist with great technical and brilliant improvisational skills. Totally unique! The great Piano Wizard will take you on a magical musical journey from Rachmaninoff to Gershwin, Joe Cocker to Leonard Cohen, Ray Charles to Oscar Peterson, Jerry Lee Lewis to Leon Russell and Tom Waits, as well as playing his own original compositions – just a few to be named. Amazingly Andrew uses all 88 keys, his fingers gliding with ease and providing a depth and texture with the whole spectrum of musical colour; his brilliant use of vocals completes the performance. The Piano Wizard is a powerful, unique and compelling voice in Australian music today!