Deirdre Cartwright

b. Deirdre Josephine Cartwright, 27 July 1956, London, Britain. Born right into a musical family members, Cartwright started playing piano as a kid, switching to electric guitar at 15. She discontinued studies towards a qualification in Public Sciences to become professional musician. Among her first engagements was using the mentioned British band innovator, Ivy Benson. Through the 70s she performed in several organizations including Jam Today and in the beginning of the following decade became a member of the all-female music group, Guest Celebrities, with whom she toured thoroughly, including appointments to the united states. She was presented on BBC Tv’s Rockschool and by the end from the 80s, with bass participant Alison Rayner, she created Blow The Fuse Information. Within the 90s Cartwright toured Britain and European countries and, furthermore to using her personal group, also caused many leading performers including Peter Ruler, Ian Shaw, Annie Whitehead, Steve Lodder, Carol Grimes, tenor saxophonist Louise Elliot, as well as the Jamaican pianist Marjorie Whylie. Cartwright’s repertoire pulls from an interesting mix of modern jazz designs and contemporary pop. Her playing, mainly on guitar, is definitely potent and traveling. Her solos are intelligently conceived and completely realized and all the time she retains a solid feeling for the greater melodic areas of the music.