Ferg Ireland is one of London’s most versatile and in demand Bassists.
Having performed and recorded with some of the biggest Artists in the world including Taylor Swift, Sam Smith Jamie Cullum, Gregory Porter and Incognito, US Jazz legends such as Jason Marsalis, Johnny O Neal and Leroy Jones, and is a constant feature of many of the leading UK Jazz artists (Kansas Smittys/Soweto Kinch/Reuben James/Ashley Henry/Empirical/22A/ and many more) "…his playing throughout illustrates why he's so in demand; with a simply awesome if unorthodox technique put in the service of a powerfully individual musical imagination, simultaneously grounding the harmony and sending it into unexpected directions.”-Jazzwise Magazine
He has toured extensively across the world, playing renowned venues and festivals such as Ronnie Scotts, The Jazz Cafe, The Barbican, Kings Place, The Cadogan Hall, Glastonbury Festival, the Royal Albert Hall, North Sea Jazz Festival(NL), Rochester Jazz Festival (USA), Paradiso (Amsterdam), Duc De Lombards(FR) AB Club (Belgium) ,Soundwave Festival (Croatia), Usadba Jazz Festival (Moscow) NeuJazz Festival (Norway) , Sao Paulo Cultural Centre (Brazil) , Blue Note Milan (IT) Olympia (FR), JazznoJazzFestival/Moods (Zurich) Le Spezia Jazz Festival (Italy) and many others.
His trio featuring MOBO award winning saxophonist Nathaniel Facey and ECM featured drummer James Maddren, who are both stars in their own right, is now his main focus. The trio have built a cult following performing at festivals and venues in and around London, in both established mainstays such as Ronnie Scotts and the Jazz Cafe, as well as underground record shops and warehouses. Following rave reviews of vinyl releases Volume I and II the trio is now looking to Europe and to record new material at the end of 2022.
Ferg's playing and compositions have been broadcast on BBC Radio 1,2,3,4
and 6Music, JazzFM, and featured on taste-making underground stations
Worldwide FM and NTS Radio. He has recorded at world famous studios
including Abbey Road and Maida Vale and appeared on records released
by Sony, Universal, Island, K7 and respected Jazz labels Edition and
FreshSoundNewTalent. His songwriting and production have been licensed by
Disney,Warner Brothers and used in advertising for brands such as
Versace. He has also modelled for music focused campaigns by British
menswear brands Drakes, Thomas Farthing and Ellesse.
He studied at undergraduate level at TrinityLaban Conservatoire, following
which he was awarded scholarships by both the Royal Academy of Music
and theCountess of Munster Musical Trust to study on the MA course
at the Royal Academy of Music where he graduated with first class
honours and was awarded an honorary diploma.
Ferg is a Rotosound strings endorsing artist.
Having performed and recorded with some of the biggest Artists in the world including Taylor Swift, Sam Smith Jamie Cullum, Gregory Porter and Incognito, US Jazz legends such as Jason Marsalis, Johnny O Neal and Leroy Jones, and is a constant feature of many of the leading UK Jazz artists (Kansas Smittys/Soweto Kinch/Reuben James/Ashley Henry/Empirical/22A/ and many more) "…his playing throughout illustrates why he's so in demand; with a simply awesome if unorthodox technique put in the service of a powerfully individual musical imagination, simultaneously grounding the harmony and sending it into unexpected directions.”-Jazzwise Magazine
He has toured extensively across the world, playing renowned venues and festivals such as Ronnie Scotts, The Jazz Cafe, The Barbican, Kings Place, The Cadogan Hall, Glastonbury Festival, the Royal Albert Hall, North Sea Jazz Festival(NL), Rochester Jazz Festival (USA), Paradiso (Amsterdam), Duc De Lombards(FR) AB Club (Belgium) ,Soundwave Festival (Croatia), Usadba Jazz Festival (Moscow) NeuJazz Festival (Norway) , Sao Paulo Cultural Centre (Brazil) , Blue Note Milan (IT) Olympia (FR), JazznoJazzFestival/Moods (Zurich) Le Spezia Jazz Festival (Italy) and many others.
His trio featuring MOBO award winning saxophonist Nathaniel Facey and ECM featured drummer James Maddren, who are both stars in their own right, is now his main focus. The trio have built a cult following performing at festivals and venues in and around London, in both established mainstays such as Ronnie Scotts and the Jazz Cafe, as well as underground record shops and warehouses. Following rave reviews of vinyl releases Volume I and II the trio is now looking to Europe and to record new material at the end of 2022.
Ferg's playing and compositions have been broadcast on BBC Radio 1,2,3,4
and 6Music, JazzFM, and featured on taste-making underground stations
Worldwide FM and NTS Radio. He has recorded at world famous studios
including Abbey Road and Maida Vale and appeared on records released
by Sony, Universal, Island, K7 and respected Jazz labels Edition and
FreshSoundNewTalent. His songwriting and production have been licensed by
Disney,Warner Brothers and used in advertising for brands such as
Versace. He has also modelled for music focused campaigns by British
menswear brands Drakes, Thomas Farthing and Ellesse.
He studied at undergraduate level at TrinityLaban Conservatoire, following
which he was awarded scholarships by both the Royal Academy of Music
and theCountess of Munster Musical Trust to study on the MA course
at the Royal Academy of Music where he graduated with first class
honours and was awarded an honorary diploma.
Ferg is a Rotosound strings endorsing artist.