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Genevieve O’Driscoll is an accomplished and versatile bassist, at home in many styles of jazz and improvised music, and active within the UK and German jazz scenes. Genevieve studied cello at Goldsmiths College, University of London, where she developed an interest in jazz and improvised music, through working with jazz violinist Julian Ferraretto. After become involved in ‘Tomorrows Warriors’ jazz education and artist development program, and meeting mentor british bassist Gary Crosby, she switched her focus to double bass. She was quickly offered a place to study jazz bass at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance, where she received the Kenneth May Scholarship and the Hilde Martindale Scholarship to support her studies. She relocated to Germany at the end of 2019, continuing her studies at Folkwang Universität der Künste, where she received the Deutschlandstipendium and Leistungsstipendium. Despite the challenge of moving to a new country shortly before a global pandemic, Genevieve rapidly integrated herself into the jazz scene and is now an in-demand sidewoman, playing with various groups and ensemble in NRW (North Rhine Westphalia) and further afield. Genevieve also leads her own project, chordless quintet ‘New Monastery’, focused around explorations and reinventions of the music of Andrew Hill. Genevieve is an enthusiastic music educator. She taught on the groundbreaking Music Masters program in London, which aims to widen access to high-quality music education, and currently teaches at the Städtische Musikschule Herne. Some career highlights include: festival appearances at Cheltenham Jazz Festival (UK), Meltdown Festival (UK) London Jazz Festival, Stadtgarten Winter Jazz (DE); German tour and live radio concert for Deutschlandfunk with Merlin Hellenkamp&Friends; playing as part of Paul Lüpfert’s Folkwang-Prize-winning quintet ‘Lüpftet’; theater productions in Düsseldorf Schauspielhaus, Schosspark Theater Berlin, Kammertheater Karlsruhe, Musiktheater im Revier The Old Vic, London, The Lyric Theater, London; sessions at various London studios including Abbey Road Studios, Strongroom Studios, and Angel Studios; Concerts at venues including the Barbican, Royal Festival Hall, Queen Elizabeth Hall, Shepherds Bush Empire, Union Chapel, Ronnie Scotts.

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2025 7.01.25 - Tim Köhler Quartet - Jazzschmiede, Düsseldorf https://www.jazz-schmiede.de/veranstaltungen/2025/01/jam-session/ 8.01.25 - John/O’Driscoll/Schierhorn - Haltestelle, Kempen https://www.haltestelle-kempen.de/veranstaltungen/offenehaltestelle080125 16.01.25 - Mathis Everding Trio - Lichtburg, Essen 29.01.25 - Ernst/Ehrlich/O’Driscoll/Huck - King Georg, Köln https://kinggeorg.de/termin/odriscoll-ehrlich-ernst-huck/ 21.02.25 - Tim Köhler Quartet - Schoss Raesfeld https://kulturkreis-schloss-raesfeld.de/#annual 23.02.25 - Tom Lorenz ‘Shorter Stories’ - ZeitGeist, Braunsfeld, Köln https://zeitgeist-braunsfeld.de/event/sonntagsmatinee-tom-lorenz-shorter-stories/ 5.03.25 - Luis Mooshammer Quartet - Haltestelle Kempen 10.03.25 - Genevieve O’Driscoll ‘New Monastery’ - Heimathirsch, Köln 2.04.25 - Jakob Jentgens ‘Dazwitschern’ - Steinbruch, Duisburg 14.05.25 - Luis Mooshammer Quartet - King Georg, Köln 15.05.25 - Luis Mooshammer Quartet - Bürgermeisterhaus, Essen PAST DATES 2024 18.12.24 - Quartett Shaguroff/John/O’Driscoll/Hoffmann - kitev, Oberhausen 14.12.24 - Raïssa Mehner ‘Deviation - art.ist, Wiesbaden 13.12.24 - Jazzpool NRW - Musikcontainer, Uster, CH 12.12. 24 - Jazzpool NRW - Obere Mühle, Dübendorf, CH 3.12.24 - Paul Lüpfet Quintet - Loft, Köln 30.11.24 - Jazzpool NRW - Jazzclub Henklemann, Iserlohn 29.11.24 - Jazzpool NRW - Bandfabrik, Wuppertal 28.11.24 - Jazzpool NRW - Blue Note Bar Hilden 2.11.24 - Sol Jang Trio - Jazzclub Minden 11.10.24 - ‘Move’ ft Axel Fischbacher & Esther Kaiser - Buchcafe Peter&Paula, Ratingen 10.10.24 - ‘Move’ ft Axel Fischbacher & Esther Kaiser - Jazzkeller, Krefeld 8.10.24 - ‘Move’ ft Axel Fischbacher & Esther Kaiser - Salon de Jazz, Köln 7.10.24 - ‘Move’ ft Axel Fischbacher & Esther Kaiser - Blue Note Bar Hilden 6.10.24 - Sol Jang Trio - De Verzameling, Westervoort, NL 5.10.24 - ‘New Monastery’ - Jazz Schmiede, Düsseldorf 3.10.23 - Sol Jang Trio, Mr. Jazz, Zuptphen, NL 2.10.24 - Rajesh Metha/Ryan Carniaux 4tet - Domicil, Dortmund 1.10.24 - Sol Jang Trio - Impulse, Wageningen, NL 28.09.24 - Thomas Spieß Quartet - Mord am Hellweg, Witten 27.09.24 - Tim Köhler Quartet - Bandfabrik, Wuppertal 22.09.24 - Genevieve O’Driscoll ‘Edgelands’ - Städtische Musikschule Herne 21.09.24 - Johannes Huck 'Byte' - Jazzfestival, Viersen 19.09.24 - Jones/Neubauer/O’Driscoll/Knippschild - Altstadtschmiede, Recklinghausen 15.09.24 - ‘Sophies World’ - Stadthalle, Gladbeck 23.08.24 - Tim Köhler Quartet - Städtische Musikschule Herne 04.08.24 - 'New Monastery' - Jazz Visions Ruhr’, Villa Rü, Essen 21.07.24 - Renda Pangestu Trio, Jazzkeller, Krefeld 08.07.24 - 'New Monastery' - Café Ada, Wuppertal 26.06.24 - Tim Köhler Quartet - King Georg, Köln 08.06.24 - Vitro ft. Stefan Bauer - Aachen 05.06.24 - Johannes Huck 'Byte' - Domicil, Dortmund 02.06.24 - Genevieve O’Driscoll ‘Edgelands’ - Jazz Visions Ruhr, Villa Rü, Essen 12.03.24 - Tim Köhler Quartet - Bunker, Bielefeld 07.03.24 - Hargitai/Tenbieg/O'Driscoll/Knippschild - Altstadtschmiede, Recklinghausen 06.03.24 - Hargitai/Tenbieg/O'Driscoll - kitev, Oberhausen 01.03.24 - Tenbieg/O'Driscoll/Knippschild - Folkwang Museum, Essen 12.02.24 - Axel Fischbacher & Esther Kaiser Quartet - Blue Note Bar, Hilden 24.01.24 - Carlotta Ribbbe Quartet ‘Maletten’ - Vibraphonissmo, Nürnberg 10.01.24 - Carniaux/Badura Quintet - Domicil, Dortmund