Kay Grant

Photo credit: Séan Kelly

One of our finest free thinking virtuosos

―Time Out

Kay Grant is a vocalist and improviser now relocated from London to Bristol, once tipped by TimeOut as “one of our finest free thinking virtuosos”. Using the voice as an instrumental component permeates her performance and underscores a commitment to the joy of ensemble playing. Her free approach is informed by an open-eared and open-armed path spanning styles and genres.

She has collaborated with a broad range of players including Alex Ward, Ntshuks Bonga, Jim Dvorak, Pat Thomas, John Russell, Hannah Marshall, Sarah Gail Brand and John Edwards in London, Paul Anstey, Mark Langford, Matthew Grigg and Bob Helson in Bristol, and Elliot Sharp, Shelley Hirsch and John Zorn in New York.

Instruments

Mopomoso Appearances: 27

25 May 2025 Mopomoso live
18 Aug 2019 Fête quaqua
19 May 2019 Afternoon sessions
18 Nov 2018 Afternoon sessions
20 May 2018 Afternoon sessions
17 Dec 2017 Christmas party
12 Nov 2017 London jazz festival
19 Mar 2017 Afternoon sessions
19 Feb 2017 Afternoon sessions
02 Dec 2016 I’ klectik ballistik
21 Jun 2015 Afternoon sessions
15 Mar 2015 Afternoon sessions
21 Dec 2014 Christmas party
16 Nov 2014 London jazz festival
16 Mar 2014 Afternoon sessions
20 Oct 2013 Afternoon sessions
17 Feb 2013 Afternoon sessions
20 May 2012 Afternoon sessions
15 Jan 2012 Afternoon sessions
17 Apr 2011 Afternoon sessions
20 Jun 2010 Afternoon sessions
20 Dec 2009 Afternoon sessions
19 Jul 2009 Afternoon sessions
15 Mar 2009 Afternoon sessions
21 Dec 2008 Afternoon sessions
16 Dec 2007 At the red rose
17 Dec 2006 At the red rose

Collaborators

Matt Hutchinson 2
Jim Dvorak 1
Pat Thomas 1
Roland Ramanan 1
Chefa Alonso 1
Stegan Keune 1
Otto Willberg 1
Armorel Weston 1
Martin Speake 1
Matthew Ostrowski 1
Will Connor 1
Dave Solomon 1
Lol Coxhill 1
Alexander Hawkins 1
Ntshuks Bonga 1