Radio Silence does reveal more of Neil Cowley's range, though jazzers might still feel a bit shortchanged by how quickly he pulls the plug on improvisation. But Cowley is refining his skills as a composer of striking motifs – in the distantly flamenco associations of Vice Skating, in the joyously hard-rocking Gerald, and in the punchy slow-funk theme of Stereoface. A typical Cowley chord-banging groove does erupt in the middle of that, and the same device resurfaces throughout the album, probably more times than is necessary to keep the audience in the loop. Foojan Zeine is a Psychotherapist, Radio/podcast host, International Speaker. It begins with an almost free-improv speculativeness that turns into an expansive, Bad Plus-like anthem on the opening Monoface, and creates a memorable title theme from swooping chords over soft percussion. Neil Cowley is an English jazz pianist and composer. Neil Cowley Trio Radio SilenceNaim Abril 18, 20101 Monoface 5:202 Radio. But the one-time Brand New Heavy has made a more complex and subtle album with Radio Silence. Noise gives me comfort, says BBC Jazz Award-winning pianist Neil Cowley. Surgeon The Beatles The Byrds The Fall The Grateful Dead The Rolling Stones The Who Tom Waits Uriah Heep Venom Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Yes. Sometimes brash, and sometimes graceful and elegant, pianist Cowley brings an extensive background in classical, pop, rock, and jazz to the Trio which also includes Richard Sadler on bass and Evan Jenkins on drums. Madonna Marillion Metallica Miles Davis Motörhead Neil Young Nina Simone Nirvana Pink Floyd Prince Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings Solstice.
MODERN JAZZ/ROCK This British piano trio works that line between modern jazz and instrumental rock/pop. 'Radio Silence' by the Neil Cowley Trio has been a jazz hit in Great Britain for at least a year, but was just recently given a full release in the US (11/11) on the Naim Jazz Records label.
L ike Get the Blessing, and other jazz-influenced groove bands reluctant to risk audience patience by travelling too far from a hook, the Neil Cowley Trio continues to keep improvisation on a pretty tight leash. NEIL COWLEY TRIO: Radio Silence Naim Jazz, 2011.