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Luke Howard
12+ albums
pianomodern classicalcontemporary classicalneoclassicalneo-classical
about
There are multiple artists named Luke Howard: 1.) Luke studied classical piano as a child before graduating with honours from the Victorian College of the Arts. As a bandleader, Luke has frequently appeared at the Melbourne International Jazz Festival, and was in 2001 awarded the Keith and Elisabeth Murdoch Travelling Fellowship through which he studied with Paul Bley and Fred Hersch. Amongst others he has worked with Ben Frost, Paul Grabowsky, the Grigoryan Brothers, and Lior. Luke was twice a finalist in the Montreux Jazz Festival Solo Piano Competition and in 2012 won the Bell APRA/AMCOS award for Best Australian Jazz Song of the Year. Luke has played on over fifty recordings, and has also written music for film and theatre. Luke’s music has been described as “cinematic in its approach” (The Age, October 2009), “a welcome balm for weary souls” (The Age, February 2009), “pastoral, almost semi-classical” (The Australian, January 2011). Luke divides his time between Europe and Australia, where he currently leads the Luke Howard Trio, as well as the ambient group Magnolia. In 2013 he released the trio album A Dove, A Lion, A Coast, A Pirate along with the solo project Sun, Cloud. 2.) Began Djing in the late 1980’s and has been resident at London’s famous QUEER NATION since 1990, where he still plays every Saturday spinning the cream of soulful and jazzy, disco-inspired house. Whilst at Queer Nation Luke has had the chance to play alongside DJ legends, many of whom specif
