Ivo Michael Beale Neame (born 13 March 1981) is a British

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pianist and composer. In addition to leading his own bands he is a member of several European jazz groups including

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, the

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Quintet, and the

Kairos 4Tet Kairos 4Tet is a British jazz quartet founded in 2010. The band is led by Adam Waldmann on saxophone, Ivo Neame on keyboards and synthesizers, Jon Scott on drums, and Jasper Høiby on bass guitar. (Neame and Høiby are also associated with t ...

. He is a Professor of Jazz Piano at the

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Biography

Neame, a grandson of composer Shena Fraser, was born in Kent into the

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brewing family. He attended

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, and studied jazz saxophone at London's

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in a year-group that included pianist

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, and was mentored by Martin Speake and Steve Buckley, as well as F-IRE Collective founder Barak Schmool and

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. Since leaving RAM in 2003 Ivo has performed with highly esteemed musicians at home and abroad such as

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and

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. 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

and

. Ivo was made an Associate of the Royal Academy of Music in 2013.

Honours

*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

, 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

, 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

*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 *2018: ''Tonadas'' –

Julian Argüelles Julian Argüelles (born 28 January 1966) is an English jazz saxophonist. Coming to prominence in the 1980s and '90s with the ensemble Loose Tubes, Argüelles has worked extensively as a solo performer and with American and European musicians. ...

(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 Quartet Ivo Neame Quartet

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* Dave Manington's Riff Raff * Julian Argüelles Quartet * Ant Law

References

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