Neil Cowley

Neil Cowley
Born	November 5, 1972 (1972-11-05) (age 39)
Instruments	Piano
Labels	Hide Inside Records
Associated acts	Fragile State Green Nuns of the Revolution Neil Cowley Trio

Neil Cowley (born November 5, 1972) is a contemporary jazz pianist who previous incarnations include Fragile State, The Green Nuns of the Revolution, and the recently formed Neil Cowley Trio that appeared on Jools Holland in April 2008 and won the 2007 BBC Jazz Award for best album, "Displaced".^[1]

Biography

Cowley began as a classical pianist. He performed a Shostakovich piano concerto at the age of 10 at Queen Elizabeth Hall.

In his late teens Cowley moved into being a keyboardist for soul and funk acts Mission Impossible, Brand New Heavies, Gabrielle and Zero 7. He also appeared as a co-composer and session musician with the jazz-rock group Samuel Purdey.

In 2002, he formed the duo Fragile State with Ben Mynott; after its end, the Neil Cowley Trio.^[1]

In 2006 he released an album called Soundcastles under the name Pretz.

In 2008 the Neil Cowley Trio recorded cover versions of The Beatles' "Revolution 1" and "Revolution 9" for Mojo magazine.

Discography

With Fragile State

• Nocturnal Beats
• The Facts And The Dreams (2003)
• Voices From The Dust Bowl (2004)^[2]

As Pretz

• Soundcastles (2006)

With Neil Cowley Trio

• Displaced (2006)^[3]
• Loud... Louder... Stop! (2008)^[4]
• Radio Silence (2010)

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Sowerby, Neil (2008-04-17). "Cowley's clash of genius". Manchester Evening News. http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/entertainment/music/world_music/s/1045789_cowleys_clash_of_genius. 
2. ^ "BBC - Dance Review - Fragile State, Voices From The Dust *Radio Silence (2010) Bowl". http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/release/x8jw/. 
3. ^ Nicholson, Stuart (2006-06-18). "The Neil Cowley Trio, Displaced". Observer Music Monthly. http://observer.guardian.co.uk/omm/10bestcds/story/0,,1797243,00.html. 
4. ^ Fordham, John (2008-03-28). "Neil Cowley, Loud ... Louder ... Stop!". The Guardian. http://music.guardian.co.uk/jazz/reviews/story/0,,2268585,00.html. 

External links

• Neil Cowley at All About Jazz

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