Dom is on tour promoting a new single and live album Live at the Temple. He is a consummate storyteller and is bringing his much-loved show to the Kitchen Garden Cafe in Kings Heath on May 4th, combining tales of New Orleans musical history, spicy piano pieces by the city’s piano Professors, combined with his own songwriting that these artists have deeply influenced.

Tales of New Orleans at the Piano is a rollercoaster ride through the rich world of New Orleans, featuring astonishing stories of love, loss and tragedy, brought to life with breathtaking virtuoso piano from acclaimed pianist, entertainer and documentarian Dom Pipkin. This show is touring the UK and Europe, selling out in London’s West End (Phoenix Artists’ Club), with immediate repeat bookings.

Pipkin is resident at London’s fabled Ronnie Scott’s, and is a regular fixture on the European blues and boogie-woogie festival circuit, having played 1000’s of club and theatre, radio and TV dates in a career spanning nearly three decades. He first discovered the New Orleans style in the early 90s, and has gone on to become a regular visitor and performer in that city with appearances that include the highly acclaimed Piano Night and the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage festival.

Pipkin regularly performs and records in New Orleans, sharing stages with legends such as Allen Toussaint, Dr John and Screamin’ Jay Hawkins. Grammy award winner Jon Cleary invites him to jam whenever he’s in town, and jazz star Jamie Cullum says, “I can’t hold a candle to this guy, he’s a great piano player”.