As a young boy, Neil Cowleystudied classical music and by the age of 10 had performed a Shostakovich piano concerto to a full house at London’s Queen Elizabeth Hall. By his mid-teenshe had turned his back on his classical career entering the world of old-school RnB, soul and funkworking with some of the most successful bands of the day including the Brand New Heavies and Zero 7 alongside his own chill-out production duo, Fragile State. In 2005 Cowley returned to his first love, the piano, and formed the Neil Cowley Trio. His dynamic sound and jazz-meets-rock ethic placed him and his trio at the forefront of a new British post -jazz movement.