Pianist Neil Cowley Envelops Himself in Sound
Podcast |
Soundcheck
Publisher |
WNYC Studios
Media Type |
audio
Podknife tags |
Interview, 
Live Music, 
Music, 
Society & Culture
Categories Via RSS |
Arts, 
Music, 
Music Commentary, 
Music Interviews, 
Performing Arts
Publication Date |
Apr 08, 2021
Episode Duration |
00:32:10

“Noise gives me comfort,” says BBC Jazz Award-winning pianist Neil Cowley, whose long and varied career ranges from early classical training to stints in triphop and funk bands, and his acoustic groove jazz piano trio (dissolved in 2018). Oh - and there was that turn as Adele’s pianist on some of her biggest hits.

Neil’s new album Hall of Mirrors is a solo effort, for piano and lots of electronics – treatments, field recordings and other surprising textures enabled by contact microphones, televisions, and pickups. "The nicest place to hide is inside the noise," Cowley shares, and adds that "enveloping himself in sound has always been the desire." Surrounded by lots of gear, Neil Cowley plays some of these mesmerizing new solo pieces remotely from his home in London, and describes his reunification with the piano at Nils Frahm’s Berlin studio. 

Set list: “String Think”, “Prayer”, “Don’t Walk Alone”

"String Think":

"Prayer": 

"Don't Walk Alone":

“Noise gives me comfort,” says BBC Jazz Award-winning pianist Neil Cowley, whose long and varied career ranges from early classical training to stints in triphop and funk bands, and his acoustic groove jazz piano trio (dissolved in 2018). Oh - and there was that turn as Adele’s pianist on some of her biggest hits. Neil’s new album Hall of Mirrors is a solo effort, for piano and lots of electronics – treatments, field recordings and other surprising textures enabled by contact microphones, televisions, and pickups. Surrounded by lots of gear, Neil Cowley plays some of these mesmerizing new solo pieces remotely from his home in London. 

“Noise gives me comfort,” says BBC Jazz Award-winning pianist Neil Cowley, whose long and varied career ranges from early classical training to stints in triphop and funk bands, and his acoustic groove jazz piano trio (dissolved in 2018). Oh - and there was that turn as Adele’s pianist on some of her biggest hits. Neil’s new album Hall of Mirrors is a solo effort, for piano and lots of electronics – treatments, field recordings and other surprising textures enabled by contact microphones, televisions, and pickups. Surrounded by lots of gear, Neil Cowley plays some of these mesmerizing new solo pieces remotely from his home in London. 

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