Neil Cowley Trio
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The Bradshaw Hall, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire
Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, 200 Jennens Road, B4 7XR
£15, £20
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Unpausing of the Pause
After a seven year hiatus, the Neil Cowley Trio reunite for their UK tour in 2025.
They present music from their outstanding brand-new album, Entity, alongside some fan-favourite Cowley classics.
In 2006 the Neil Cowley Trio burst onto the scene with an exciting sound that fizzed with energy; their muscular anthems, galloping grooves and tender moments placed them at the forefront of a new movement in jazz, paving the way for six highly acclaimed albums over 10 years.
Pianist and composer Neil Cowley then pressed ‘pause’ to pursue a solo career–no less successful-taking in neo classical composition and electronica.
Now, stirred by his extended time of solitary music making, he makes a firm statement about the joy, comfort and the rewards of human connection in the digital age.
Joining Cowley are his close musical allies, bassist Rex Horan and drummer Evan Jenkins; three friends giving their all to each other, metaphorically dancing together.
Cowley is a brilliant composer and dazzling pianist and the trio flame still burns bright. ‘Entity’ is neither a return nor a departure from the Neil Cowley Trio sound. It is still the sound, but with the finger lifted from the pause button and it is a magnificent return to form cementing head-nodding wonky grooves, killer melodies and emotionally charged pieces with a glass like fragility laced throughout.
Expect a powerful performance of deeply impassioned music and hooks aplenty with Cowley’s infectious wit and playfulness never far behind.
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Forthcoming dates include:
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Melodies of a New Dawn
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Castalian String Quartet
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Arnie Somogyi Invites: Rachael Cohen (sax)
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Celebrity Organ Series - Erwan le Prado
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Paul Dunmall Invites: Rachel Musson, Neil Charles, Mark Sanders
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James Ehnes Masterclass
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Birmingham Philharmonic Orchestra
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Global Traditions: Edgelarks, Keith Donnelly, Threaded
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Nai Barghouti
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Dustin O'Halloran
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Quatuor Agate with Jonathan Leibovitz
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Arnie Somogyi Invites: Brandon Allen
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Paul Dunmall Invites: Ollie Canham, Olie Brice, Will Glaser
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Celebrity Organ Series: Nathan Laube
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Global Traditions: Mamudou Susso and Suntou Susso
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Celebrity Organ Series: Pier Damiano Peretti
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Sam Every (little) Big Band - TV Time
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Cheshire Youth Music For Life Jazz Orchestra
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Celebrity Organ Series: Daniel Moult
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Paul Dunmall Double Quartet
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Birmingham Philharmonic Orchestra
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Just Flutes 2025: Opening Concert
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