Associate Professor Andrew McKinney
Course Leader, Performance
Andrew is a busy session bass player and a member of UK acid jazz legends The James Taylor Quartet. He also plays bass for Jarvis Cocker, and joined Pulp in 2023. With JTQ, he has recorded over 15 albums and performs regularly across the UK and Europe, including residencies at Ronnie Scott’s, the Jazz Café, and Milan's Blue Note. Jarvis Cocker’s band, 'Jarv Is,' released the acclaimed album Beyond the Pale in 2020, and performed at Glastonbury 2022. They also created the soundtrack for BBC's This Is Going to Hurt and contributed to Wes Anderson’s film The French Dispatch. Pulp’s 2023 reunion included a UK arena tour, and performances at major festivals like Isle of Wight, Latitude, Trnsmt, Primavera in Barcelona and Porto, and shows in South America and Hong Kong. Andrew also regularly plays in West End shows, and has played with The Heritage Orchestra, The Feeling, Beverley Knight, and Tony Christie.
