Ivo Neame
Caught in the Light of Day: MOJO (4 stars) and Guardian ( 4 stars)
Ivo Neame – piano
Jim Hart - Vibes
Jasper Hoiby – double bass
James Maddren – drums
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“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 ****
“I will just say that the band is totally smoking, the music is modern, angular, complex and stunning and the over-all impression is jaw dropping. I’m really digging this one! If you have a taste for more modern, aggressive and/or artistic approach to jazz, check “Caught in the LIght of Day” out”. BASS PLAYER MAGAZINE
“Angular lines, unexpected intervals and changes of tempo and mood, all negotiated with a deft fluidity echoed by the playing of this fine young quartet”. IRISH TIMES
“Sounds rather like a slippery, angular, latterday MJQ”. OBSERVER
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 ****
“Appealing, fresh and stimulating, courtesy not only of the infectious enthusiasm and commitment of Neame’s band but also of the sheer classiness of his writing for it. Recommended”. VORTEX JAZZ REVIEWS
“Neame’s intricately engaging Caught In The Light Of Day (Edition) is an album of varied, virtuosic musicianship, from the fleet-footed bop of opener Birdbrained, through the dark romanticism of Quixotic, to the dense, angular, Monk-ish descending motifs of closer Pear Shaped”. METRO
“Caught in the Light of Day is a calling card which many listeners will be able to appreciate. Because the quality of the music is that it is not pretentiously innovative, but it’s firmly grounded in the best straight ahead-jazz tradition, and adds elements of contemporary music with discretion. The writing goes beyond traditional song form by using a patchwork quilt of influences. This allows the musicians to play with rhythmic freedom and changeable harmonic structures, allowing the musical flow to unfold smoothly or to twist nervously between sudden swerves and unexpected accelerations. ALL ABOUT JAZZ ITATIA
There’s something splendidly unhip about Neame: he plays complex, intellectual music with unashamedly extended sections of soloing and free blowing. An album of great promise”. JAZZWISE
“From the initial accelerating line that opens the title track, it’s clear that here is a band pushing hard with exacting playing and complex material”. JAZZ BREAKFAST
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Gigs:
3rd Nov (7.30pm) – Pizza Express Jazz Club, Soho – Edition Festival – Duo with Jim Hart
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)
1. Coltrane Plays the Blues – John Coltrane
2. Daphnis et Chloe – Ravel
3. Jaco Pastorius – Jaco Pastorius
4. Farmer’s Market – Farmer’s Market
5. Explorations – Bill Evans
6. Life As We Know It – Steve Buckley/Chris Batchelor
7. Personal Mountains – Keith Jarrett
8. Aja – Steely Dan
9. Insight – John Taylor
10. Points of View – Dave Holland
11. Thrust – Herbie Hancock
12. Pet Sounds – The Beach Boys
13. Acme – Iain Ballamy
14. Hejira – Joni Mitchell
15. Quiet Nights – Django Bates
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