Andreas Varady Trio
Last Show: Friday 30 th August 2019
PizzaExpress Jazz Club (Soho)
A child prodigy of Hungarian Roma descent, managed by Quincy Jones, Varady picked up guitar at age four and quickly revealed his uncommon gift, learning Kenny Dorham’s “Blue Bossa” by ear. At age nine, he moved with his family to Ireland and by age 11, having already absorbed the influences of George Benson and Miles Davis, he began busking with his father on the streets of Limerick and Cork. Gigs around Ireland soon followed, mainly with drummer- producer David Lyttle, who produced Varady’s first album, 2010’s Questions. In 2011, at age 13, Andreas appeared with guitar master Martin Taylor at the Inishowen International Guitar Festival in Culdaff and later that year became the youngest headlining artist at Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club in London.