ALBUMThe Betrayal (feat. ENEMY)Kit Downes, Petter Eldh & James Maddren
ALBUMMedna RosoPJEV, Kit Downes & Hayden Chisholm
ALBUMA Short DiarySebastian Rochford & Kit Downes
ALBUMVermillionKit Downes, Petter Eldh & James Maddren
ALBUMPremonitions of the Unbuilt CityMatt Rogers & Kit Downes
ALBUMSubaerialLucy Railton & Kit Downes
ALBUM365 Complete Works 24Aidan O'Rourke, Sorren Maclean & Kit Downes
ALBUMMusic for Detuned PianosMax de Wardener & Kit Downes
ALBUMDreamlife of DebrisKit Downes
Artist Biography
Kit Downes is a composer, pianist, and organist known for a clean playing style and a bell-like sound in experimental, modal, and post-bop settings. He began with the jazz group Troyka and then led a piano trio on 2009's Mercury Prize-nominated Quiet Tiger. 2013's Light from Old Stars crisscrossed modern jazz and vintage blues, with global rhythms. Obsidian, his 2018 ECM debut, showcased original compositions and improvisations on solo pipe organ. In 2021 he released two duo outings: Premonitions of the Unbuilt City, with pianist Matt Rogers, and Subaerial with cellist Lucy Raiton. Downes returned to the piano trio for 2022's Vermillion.