- Source: Ivo Neame
Ivo Michael Beale Neame (born 13 March 1981) is a British jazz pianist and composer. In addition to leading his own bands he is a member of several European jazz groups including Phronesis, the Marius Neset Quintet, and the Kairos 4Tet. He is a Professor of Jazz Piano at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.
Biography
Neame, a grandson of composer Shena Fraser, was born in Kent into the Shepherd Neame brewing family. He attended The King's School, Canterbury, and studied jazz saxophone at London's Royal Academy of Music in a year-group that included pianist Gwilym Simcock, and was mentored by Martin Speake and Steve Buckley, as well as F-IRE Collective founder Barak Schmool and Milton Mermikides.
Since leaving RAM in 2003 Ivo has performed with highly esteemed musicians at home and abroad such as Kenny Wheeler, Hermeto Pascoal and Gilad Hekselman. He has played on more than 40 albums as a sideman and a leader and tours regularly with his quintet, octet and now solo piano, as well as with Phronesis and Marius Neset. Ivo was made an Associate of the Royal Academy of Music in 2013.
Honours
2023: Appointed Artist in Residence, Cologne Contemporary Jazz Orchestra
2021: Nominated for "Jazz Composition for Large Ensemble", Ivors Academy
2018: Nominated for "Jazz Composition for Small Ensemble", BASCA Composer Awards
2017: "Jazz Ensemble of the Year", Parliamentary Jazz Awards (Phronesis)
2014: Nominated for "Best Jazz Act", MOBO Awards (Phronesis)
2013: Awarded ARAM
2012: "Best Jazz Act" - London Awards for Art and Performance (Phronesis)
2012: Nominated for "UK Jazz Instrumentalist of the year" , Jazz FM awards
2012: Nominated for "Album of the Year", Parliamentary Jazz Awards (Phronesis)
2011: "Best Jazz Act", MOBO Awards (Kairos Quartet)
2010: "Album of the year" in Jazzwise Magazine (Phronesis - Alive)
2010: "Album of the year" in MOJO Magazine (Phronesis - Alive)
Discography
= Own compositions
=2018: Moshka – Ivo Neame Quartet (Edition Records)
2015: Strata – Ivo Neame Quintet (Whirlwind Recordings)
2012: Yatra – Ivo Neame Octet (Edition Records)
2009: Caught in the Light of Day – Ivo Neame Quartet (Edition Records)
2007: Swirls and Eddies – Ivo Neame Trio (Loop Records)
= Collaborations
=Within Phronesis, piano trio
2018: We Are All (Edition Records)
2017: The Behemoth (Edition Records)
2016: Parallax (Edition Records)
2014: Life to Everything (Edition Records)
2012: Walking Dark (Edition Records)
2010: Alive (Edition Records)
2007: Organic Warfare (Loop Records)
2009: Green Delay (Loop Records)
Within Kairos 4Tet, led by Adam Waldmann
2013: Everything We Hold (Naim Records)
2011: Statement of Intent (Edition Records)
Within Dave Manington's Riff Raff
2018: Challenger Deep (Loop Records)
2013: Hullabaloo (Loop Records)
2008: Headrush (Loop Records)
Within Marius Neset
2017: Circle of Chimes (ACT Recordings)
2016: Snowmelt (ACT Recordings)
2014: Pinball (ACT Recordings)
2013: Birds (Edition Records)
Within Gemini, quartet led by Jim Hart
2009: Narrada (Loop Records)
2007: Emergence (Loop Records)
With other projects
2022: Dialogues – Jim Rattigan (Three Worlds)
2018: Tonadas – Julian Argüelles (Edition Records)
2018: Life I know – Ant Law (Edition Records)
2016: Roots of Unity – Escape Hatch with Andrea di Biase (Whirlwind Recordings)
2016: The Darkening Blue – Andre Canniere (Whirlwind Recordings)
2015: Zero Sum World – Ant Law (Whirlwind Recordings)
2014: Coalescence – Andre Canniere (Whirlwind Recordings)
2012: Beginnings - Josh Arcoleo (Edition Records)
2008: Flying Dreams – Brigitte Beraha (F-ire Records)
2007: Different Smile – Kaz Simmons (Fast Awake Records)
Bands
Ivo Neame’s Dodeka
Ivo Neame Quartet
Phronesis
Marius Neset
Dave Manington's Riff Raff
Julian Argüelles Quartet
Ant Law
References
External links
Official website
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Ivo Neame
- Shepherd Neame Brewery
- Neame
- Phronesis (band)
- Jasper Høiby
- Emma Rawicz
- Anton Eger
- Kairos 4Tet
- Paula Rae Gibson
- Jim Hart (musician)
