Ivo Neame

Ivo Neame has recorded and performed throughout the world on piano and saxophone with diverse artists such as Matthew Herbert, Seb Rochford, F-ire collective big band, Stan Sulzmann, Tim Garland, Jim Mullen, Gerard Presencer, Mark Lockheart, Alec Dankworth, Gilad Atzmon, Henry Lowther, Julian Siegel, Duke Special and Crowded House. His trio has performed as part of the recent F-ire Festival at Pizza Express Dean Street, Ronnie Scott’s, the Devizes Music Festival and at many other London venues. He has also played with different groups at the London, Manchester, Cheltenham and Montreux Jazz Festivals. He has recorded sessions for Jazz on 3 (Gwilym Simcock Big Band) and In Tune (Guy Barker). In addition he plays with Jasper Hoiby’s Phronesis, Rory Simmons Quartet, Rory Simmons Fringe Magnetic, Phil Donkin Trio. He is a core member of the Loop Collective and most of the aforementioned bands belong to this collective. His working group is currently a quartet featuring Jim Hart, Jasper Høiby and drumming sensation James Maddren.

Musicians Ivo has worked with:
Mark Lockheart (2009), Gilad Atzmon (2008), Stan Sulzmann (2007), Julian Siegel (2007), Tim Garland (2006), Matthew Herbert (2006), Gwilym Simcock (2006), Jim Mullen (2008), F-IRE collective Big band (2007), Heidi Vogel (cinematic orchestra) (2005), LOOP collective collaborations with Jim Hart, Jasper Høiby, Robin Fincker, Rory Simmons, Dave Manington (2005 – present)

“Mutli-layered opus from multi-talented composer / improvisor Ivo Neame. Caught in the Light of Day captures some of the most offbeat and intricate sounds around. Arrangements take unexpoected turns into beautiful absraction and the soloing has a business-as-usual brilliance. These seven originals are so densely packed with good stuff, fresh things unfold with every listen”. MOJO ****

A showcase for Neame’s blossoming keyboard powers. There are fast postboppers with stop-time variations, meditations turning into arrhythmic Latin grooves, bright melodic fragments dropping into preoccupied rocking vamps and then dreamy contemplation. It’s a set full of edgy and characterful themes, matched by resourceful, conversational improvising”. GUARDIAN ****

“Multi instrumentalist Ivo Neame is fast becoming one of the rising stars of British jazz. Tightly kinit, superbly played music from an increasingly mature musician and composer”. JAZZ MANN ****