Kenneth Edge Saxophone

Kenneth Edge was born in Dublin, Ireland. He studied Saxophone with Sydney Egan in Dublin, John Harle in London and Jean Marie Londeix at the Bordeaux Conservatory, gaining the prestigious Premier Prix award of his class.

Other awards include Irelands 'young musician or the year' and a number of Arts Council grants for foreign study and composition.

Kenneth has had many new works dedicated to him, Most recently John Buckley's 'Concerto for Alto sax and strings', which has been released on C.D with Kenneth as soloist with the Irish Chamber Orchestra.

Kenneth has held the posts of music director of Ireland's 'CoisCeim Dance Theatre company', for which he composed the scores for five of their productions, and artist in residence to the University of Limerick.

Kenneth was the original saxophonist for 'Riverdance the show' and regularly collaborates with pianist/composer Micheál Ó'Súilleabháin in their group 'Hiberno Jazz'.

Photograph Brian Kavanagh