Neil Cowley

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Neil Cowley (born 5 November 1972) is an English contemporary pianist and composer. He has also released music as part of Fragile State, the Green Nuns of the Revolution, and the Neil Cowley Trio. With his trio, he appeared on Later... with Jools Holland in April 2008 and won the 2007 BBC Jazz Award for best album for Displaced.[1] In 2018, Cowley announced he was working on a new electronic focused solo project.[2] In 2020, Cowley announced his debut solo album, Hall of Mirrors.[3]

Biography

Cowley was born in London, England.[4] He began as a classical pianist and 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, the Brand New Heavies, Gabrielle and Zero 7. He also appeared as a co-composer and session musician with the jazz-rock group Samuel Purdey. An early album was Foxbury Rules, released under the pseudonym Diamond Wookie.

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. In 2012, he appeared as the session pianist on Adele's album 21.

In 2013, he was Musician in Residence for Derry, when it was designated the inaugural UK City of Culture.[5]

On 16 September 2016, the album Spacebound Apes was released by Neil Cowley Trio.[6]

In 2018, Cowley announced that the trio was on hiatus and he was working on a new electronic focused project.[2] The trio reunited in 2024 to release an album "Entity" which has been supported by UK and European tour dates in 2024 and 2025.

Discography

Solo albums

Diamond Wookie

  • Foxbury Rules (1997)[7]

Pretz

  • Soundcastles (2006)

Neil Cowley

  • Hall of Mirrors (2021)[3]
  • Battery Life (2023)[8]
  • Fragmented Recall (2023)
  • Battery: Live (2023)

Solo EPs

Neil Cowley

  • Grains & Motes (2019)
  • Beat Infinitum (2019)
  • Building Blocks, Pt. 1 (2020)
  • Building Blocks, Pt. 2 (2020)
  • Building Blocks, Pt. 3 (2020)
  • Building Blocks, Pt. 4 (2022)
  • Building Blocks, Pt. 5 (2022)
  • Myna Cycles (2022)
  • Building Blocks, Pt. 6 (2024)

As leader/co-leader

With Green Nuns of the Revolution

  • Rock Bitch Mafia (1997)[9]

Fragile State

  • Nocturnal Beats (2001)[10]
  • The Facts and the Dreams (2003)
  • Voices From The Dust Bowl (2004)[11]

Cowley Trio

  • Displaced (2006)[12]
  • Loud... Louder... Stop! (2008)[13]
  • Radio Silence (2010)
  • The Face of Mount Molehill (2012)[14]
  • Touch and Flee (2014)[15]
  • Live at Montreux 2012 (2013)
  • Spacebound Apes (2016)[16]
  • Spacebound Tapes (2018)[17]
  • Entity (2024)
  • Built On Bach (2026) [18]

As sideman

References

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  1. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Sowerby, Neil (17 April 2008). "Cowley's clash of genius". Manchester Evening News.
  2. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Neil Cowley calls time on his trio". Planetradio.co.uk. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  3. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."I've written my debut solo album!". Instagram.com. Archived from the original on 25 December 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  4. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Neil Cowley Trio: Slims". spellbindingmusic.com. 18 April 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  5. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Meet Neil Cowley – PRS for Music Foundation". Prsformusicfoundation.com. Archived from the original on 30 June 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  6. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Neil Cowley Trio: Spacebound Apes". Allaboutjazz.com. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  7. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Diamond Wookie – Foxbury Rules". Discogs. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  8. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Neil Cowley: Battery Life – album review". louderthanwar.com. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  9. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Green Nuns Of The Revolution – Rock Bitch Mafia". Psynews.org. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  10. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Fragile State – Nocturnal Beat". Discogs. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  11. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Smith, Jack. "BBC – Music – Review of Fragile State – Voices From The Dust Bowl". BBC. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  12. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Nicholson, Stuart (18 June 2006). "The Neil Cowley Trio, Displaced". Observer Music Monthly.
  13. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Fordham, John (28 March 2008). "Neil Cowley, Loud ... Louder ... Stop!". The Guardian.
  14. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Fordham, John (12 January 2012). "Neil Cowley Trio: The Face of Mount Molehill – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
  15. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."neil cowley trio touch and flee with new album and barbican concert". Jazzwise Magazine. London. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  16. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Neil Cowley Trio: Spacebound Apes (Hide Inside Records) – Bearded Magazine: The Home of Independent Music". beardedmagazine.com. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  17. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Self-Titled – Stream Neil Cowley Trio's Spacebound Tapes EP, Featuring Remixes From Rival Consoles, Throwing Snow, and More". Self-titledmag.com. Archived from the original on 25 July 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  18. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Neil Cowley Trio - Built On Bach". Retrieved 3 May 2026.
  19. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Neil Cowley Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  20. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Birdy (8) – Fire Within". Discogs. Retrieved 9 June 2014.

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