loud, louder

Went up to London last night to hear the Neil Cowley Trio at Cargo. What a treat. These boys are just utterly fantastic and such a range - from delicate tunes picked out by Neil on the piano to the three of them raising the roof. Those more equipped to discuss jazz have talked about the band's “augmented chordal feel, sense of momentum and mininimalism set free". Wish I'd have thought of that. Still, in my book it's just bloody marvellous. Drummer Evan Jenkins played an absolute storm, as did bassist Richard Sadler, but it's the seemingly inexhaustible Cowley at the piano who set the place alight. They are on Jools Holland on 4 April. Queue up for a copy of the latest album.