Liane Carroll
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Liane Carroll is an English pianist/vocalist who grew up in a musical family. She has played professionally since she was 15.
Carroll has worked with many artists ranging from Sir Paul McCartney
and Gerry Rafferty
to Ladysmith Black Mambazo
. She has also performed as the lead vocalist and Wurlitzer
keyboardist for the drum and bass
band London Elektricity
. She is a regular performer at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club
and the 606 Club
in London, and has made several albums. In 2005 she won two awards in the BBC Jazz Awards
: Best Vocalist and Best of Jazz. In 2006 she won the Marston Pedigree Jazz Award for best vocalist. On 13 May 2008, Andy Burnham MP, then Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, presented her with the 2008 Parliamentary Jazz Musician of the Year Award.
The Liane Carroll Trio currently comprises: Liane Carroll (vocals/piano), Roger Carey (electric bass) and Mark Fletcher (drums).
Carroll has worked with many artists ranging from Sir Paul McCartney
Paul McCartney
Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE, Hon RAM, FRCM is an English musician, singer-songwriter and composer. Formerly of The Beatles and Wings , McCartney is listed in Guinness World Records as the "most successful musician and composer in popular music history", with 60 gold discs and sales of 100...
and Gerry Rafferty
Gerry Rafferty
Gerald "Gerry" Rafferty was a Scottish singer songwriter best known for his solo hits "Baker Street", "Right Down the Line", "Days Gone Down", "Night Owl", "Get It Right Next Time", and with the band Stealers Wheel, "Stuck in the Middle with You". Rafferty was born into a working-class family in...
to Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Ladysmith Black Mambazo is a male choral group from South Africa that sings in the vocal styles of isicathamiya and mbube. They rose to worldwide prominence as a result of singing with Paul Simon on his album, Graceland and have won multiple awards, including three Grammy Awards...
. She has also performed as the lead vocalist and Wurlitzer
Wurlitzer
The Rudolph Wurlitzer Company, usually referred to simply as Wurlitzer, was an American company that produced stringed instruments, woodwinds, brass instruments, theatre organs, band organs, orchestrions, electronic organs, electric pianos and jukeboxes....
keyboardist for the drum and bass
Drum and bass
Drum and bass is a type of electronic music which emerged in the late 1980s. The genre is characterized by fast breakbeats , with heavy bass and sub-bass lines...
band London Elektricity
London Elektricity
London Elektricity is the DJ and stage name of musician Tony Colman who is best known as a recording artist of five albums, international DJ and formerly a live drum and bass act "London Elektricity Live".-History:...
. She is a regular performer at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club
Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club
Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club is a jazz club which has operated in London since 1959.The club opened on 30 October 1959 in a basement at 39 Gerrard Street in London's Soho district. It was managed by musicians Ronnie Scott and Pete King. In 1965 it moved to a larger venue nearby at 47 Frith Street...
and the 606 Club
606 Club
The 606 Club is a jazz club in Chelsea, London, owned and run by musician Steve Rubie since 1976. The club was originally at 606 King's Road, but moved to 90 Lots Road in 1987. It is currently licensed for 165 people. One, or sometimes two, jazz events are held every day, making it one of the...
in London, and has made several albums. In 2005 she won two awards in the BBC Jazz Awards
BBC Jazz Awards
The BBC Jazz Awards were set up in 2001 and had the status of one of the premier jazz awards in the UK. There were awards for Best Musician, Best Vocalist, Rising Star, Best Album, Jazz Innovation, Radio 2 Jazz Artist, Services to Jazz, Best of Jazz amongst others....
: Best Vocalist and Best of Jazz. In 2006 she won the Marston Pedigree Jazz Award for best vocalist. On 13 May 2008, Andy Burnham MP, then Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, presented her with the 2008 Parliamentary Jazz Musician of the Year Award.
The Liane Carroll Trio currently comprises: Liane Carroll (vocals/piano), Roger Carey (electric bass) and Mark Fletcher (drums).
Personal life
Liane Carroll lives in Hastings, East Sussex with her husband Roger Carey, bassist in the Liane Carroll Trio. She has a daughter, Abi, and grandchildren, from her first marriage.Discography
| Album | Record label | Release date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clearly | Bridge | October 1995 | Features Dave Mattacks Dave Mattacks Dave Mattacks is a rock and folk drummer. Best known for his work with Fairport Convention, Mattacks has also worked both as a session musician, and as a performance artist... (drums) and Roger Carey (bass), with a guest appearance by trumpeter Dick Pearce |
| Dolly Bird | Ronnie Scott's Jazz House | August 1997 | Recorded live at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club. Features Peter Kirtley (guitar, vocals), Steve Lamb (bass guitar) and Greg Leppard (drums) |
| Son of Dolly Bird | Ronnie Scott's Jazz House | January 2002 | Recorded live at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club in January 2001. Features Steve Lamb (bass guitar), Greg Leppard (drums) and special guest Julian Siegel Julian Siegel Julian Siegel is a UK Born Jazz Saxophone and Clarinet player, writer and arranger.Siegel has toured and recorded with Greg Cohen and Joey Baron and was awarded the BBC Jazz Awards 2007 for Best Instrumentalist.... (tenor saxophone Tenor saxophone The tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the saxophone family, a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s. The tenor, with the alto, are the two most common types of saxophones. The tenor is pitched in the key of B, and written as a transposing instrument in the treble... ) |
| Billy No Mates | Splash Point Records | September 2003 | Solo album |
| Standard Issue | Splash Point Records | November 2004 | Recorded at Abbey Road Studios Abbey Road Studios Abbey Road Studios is a recording studio located at 3 Abbey Road, St John's Wood, City of Westminster, London, England. It was established in November 1931 by the Gramophone Company, a predecessor of British music company EMI, its present owner... and featuring the Liane Carroll Trio (Roger Carey on bass and Greg Leppard on drums) and guests Ian Shaw Ian Shaw (singer) Ian Shaw is a Welsh jazz singer, record producer, and former stand up comedian.Shaw was born at St. Asaph, Wales, and his career in performance began on the Alternative Cabaret Circuit, alongside such performers as Julian Clary, Rory Bremner and Jo Brand.In his music career he has recorded and... , John Parricelli John Parricelli John Parricelli is a jazz guitarist, appearing and recording mainly in the United Kingdom.Parricelli began his career as a guitarist in 1982 and was one of the founding members of the British big band Loose Tubes, with whom he recorded three albums... and Bobby Wellins Bobby Wellins Robert Coull "Bobby" Wellins is a Scottish tenor saxophonist best known for his collaboration with Stan Tracey on the seminal 1965 British jazz album Under Milk Wood.... |
| Slow Down | Splash Point Records | September 2007 | Solo album; Ian Shaw guests on one track |
| Liane Live DVD | Splash Point Records | February 2008 | Featuring concert by the Liane Carroll Trio (Roger Carey on bass and Mark Fletcher on drums) at the Brecon Jazz Festival Brecon Jazz Festival Brecon Jazz Festival is a music festival held on an annual basis in the rural surroundings of Brecon, in south Powys, Mid Wales. Normally staged in early August, it plays host to a range of jazz musicians who travel from across the world to take part and to many visiting tourists who are attracted... 2006; Ian Shaw guests on one track |
| One Good Reason | Q Note Records, distributed by Universal Music Universal Music Group Universal Music Group is an American music group, the largest of the "big four" record companies by its commanding market share and its multitude of global operations... |
July 2008 | Recorded in 2002, as part of 'The Passion' with Jacqui Dankworth Jacqui Dankworth Jacqui Dankworth is a British jazz singer. She is the daughter of the jazz musician, arranger and composer Sir John Dankworth and the singer Dame Cleo Laine.-Career:... and Sara Colman |
| Break Even (with John Etheridge John Etheridge John Michael Glyn Etheridge is a British jazz/fusion guitarist associated with the Canterbury Scene.... ) |
The Agency | October 2008 | With Hammond organ Hammond organ The Hammond organ is an electric organ invented by Laurens Hammond in 1934 and manufactured by the Hammond Organ Company. While the Hammond organ was originally sold to churches as a lower-cost alternative to the wind-driven pipe organ, in the 1960s and 1970s it became a standard keyboard... ist Pete Whittaker and drummer Mark Fletcher |
| Live at the Lampie (with Brian Kellock Brian Kellock Brian Kellock is a Scottish jazz pianist.Born in Edinburgh, Brian graduated with a B. Music from Edinburgh University in 1986... ) |
Splash Point Records | May 2009 | Recorded live at The Blue Lamp in Aberdeen Aberdeen Aberdeen is Scotland's third most populous city, one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas and the United Kingdom's 25th most populous city, with an official population estimate of .... |
| Ten Day Simon (with Dave Holdsworth as the Dave Holdsworth-Liane Carroll Quartet) | Cadillac | July 2009 | With Dave Holdsworth on trumpet, this album was recorded in 1990 and features original compositions and standards |
| Up and Down | Quietmoney Recordings, distributed by Proper Records Proper Records Proper Records is a record label founded in 1988 by Malcolm Mills and Paul Riley. Commencing with a handful of releases, including The Balham Alligators and Chilli Willi and the Red Hot Peppers, the label grew in stature and renown through its reissue marque, 'Proper Box', whose 4CD boxsets for... |
June 2011 | Recorded in London, Hastings, Brighton, Prague and Memphis, Tennessee, it features Kenny Wheeler Kenny Wheeler Kenneth Vincent John Wheeler, OC is a Canadian composer and trumpet and flugelhorn player, based in the U.K. since the 1950s.... , Kirk Whalum Kirk Whalum Kirk Whalum is an American smooth jazz saxophonist and songwriter. He toured as Whitney Houston's opening act for several years. Whalum has also recorded a series of well received solo albums and film soundtracks, with music ranging from pop to R&B to smooth jazz... , Julian Siegel and James McMillan as guest soloists |