Pianist/composer Cowley shot to international fame through his work with
bands such as
the Brand New Heavies and more recently with Adele (he played piano on both
‘19’ and
‘21’). His five jazz trio albums released since 2006 have seen the group
rise to the very top
of the UK jazz scene both critically and commercially.
On ‘Spacebound Apes’ hypnotic passages create heart-pounding suspense
while sweet,
whispered themes create heart-shattering empathy. Bold, bombastic tunes create
drama,
and in a departure from the trio's usual acoustic setting, electronics
orchestrate desolation
and despair.
Widely acclaimed as a dazzling composer, Cowley demonstrates his flair for
bold, dynamic,
emotional music with cinematic themes that has an enormously broad appeal. The
trio
have, over their ten year history built a reputation as being one of the genres
most
captivating live bands performing in a variety of genre-crossing settings.