Roan Kearsey-Lawson Famous Jazz Musician
Roan Kearsey-Lawson 
MA, MA, BA Hons, MISM  
Virtuoso Vibraphone Player, Commissioned Composer, Piano, Drum Kit, Timpani, Marimba, Orchestral Percussion, World & Latin Percussion, and Legendary Showman!
 Legendary Showman

Roan seen here as a guest artist with a house jazz band in Covent Garden, London, in full flow on the microphone reacting and adapting to the style of audience!

 Virtuoso Jazz Vibes Performer

 

"A Truly World Class Vibes Player" (Chris Hare 2017) "One of the World's Greatest Vibes Players" (2017, Club for Acts and Actors Website, Covent Garden, London)

 “Whether on drums or vibraphone, my friend Roan Kearsey-Lawson is one those new-generation musicians who restores your faith in the finest qualities of jazz music from Swing to bebop and beyond” (Digby Fairweather 2017)

Featured on TV & Radio

The BBC have broadcast three one hour radio programmes of Roan's music.  He has also performed live on TV.  Seen here in a day of filming at a Piano museum which concluded with a live TV performance too.

 Marimba Master
Performer Portfolio
Commissioned Composer

"I wanted to use a string quartet and having got to know and work with maestro Roan Kearsey-Lawson...I asked him to write a score...I wasn't disappointed. Tastefully scored and beautifully played" (Glenn Prangnell, Trouserphonic Records).

"As a composer Kearsey-Lawson has a great melodic gift, plus an affinity with the rhythms and sound patterns of many countries" (Ron Simpson, Big Bear Music, 2016) 

Composer Portfolio
Pop Session Musician
"The Groovy Uncle asked Roan Kearsey-Lawson to create a vibes part for 'Consider it Done'...laying down the track in one take, in fact it took longer to get the vibes in and out of the studio! Nice! Great!" (Glenn Prangnell, Groovy Uncle).
Theatre & Orchestral Percussionist

Roan seen here bottom right on Percussion in a session backing WestEnd Theatre and TV Actress Gina Beck.

Biography
Classical Session Timpanist

Performing here a Michael Nyman piece with the contemporary classical group East London Sound Ensemble.  Roan recorded all his parts from his home studio featuring Timpani and Marimba.

 Drummer to all the top Stars

Roan has performed on Drum Kit with dozens of artists from across the globe in Jazz, Theatre, Pop & Disco! Seen here with Art Blakey's saxophone player.

World Music Performer

Roan performing here on Vibraphone and Marimba to thousands of people at London Ealing Festival.


Listen to Discography
 8 Albums & Counting

Roan here recording his first album in his home studio in 2013.  His albums cover Jazz, Classical, Solo Piano & Classical-Jazz crossover.

International Performer

Roan on tour of Norway playing a broken vibraphone and getting a standing ovation.  Seen here with a local house band in Moss, Norway.

 Contemporary Classical Timpanist
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