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Artist
Neil Angilley
11+ albums
acid jazzlatin jazzgroovepianistjazz funk
about
Neil Angilley is known for his work with Down to the Bone who were nominated for a 'Grammy'. He has also been Musical Director for Vanessa-Mae since 1998 and has played on numerous albums with 'Snowboy and the Latin Section' & 'Negrocan' (nominees for the Ibiza Prize).. He has also appeared as a guest soloist on various albums including 'An Ordinary Day in an Unusual Place' - US3, 'Fuzzy Logic' - David Benoit, and 'Crush' - Richard Elliot. His debut solo album ‘Havana Club’ features some of his renowned Latin/jazz original compositions, all of which have received great acclaim at Ronnie Scott’s, the ‘606’ Club and many other venues. "I travelled South America when I was 20 and discovered a vivacious, rhythmic style of music that I hadn't heard before. The enormous variety within the music of South America only allowed me a mere taste of the different styles. It is with that mere taste of styles from Brazil, Argentina, Cuba and Uruguay that I present this album to the listener. The tracks are all in the Latin/Jazz vein with the emphasis on Latin." - Neil Angilley He has toured the world playing synthesizers with Jeff Wayne's “The War of the Worlds" to sold out venues including the O2 Arena and M.E.N.A. Manchester performing to over 20,000 people. He also appears on the Live DVD recording at Wembley Arena (NO1 in the U.K. Music Video Charts during January 2007!!) He will be touring the UK again in June 2009 He has worked extensively in the music business, recording and
