Roy Powell

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Roy Powell (born October 2, 1965 in Langham) is a British jazz pianist and composer. He first came to wider recognition when his first CD A Big Sky was released in 1994, the Gramophone Jazz Good CD Guide 1997 calling it "extraordinarily accomplished". In addition to performing and recording with his own groups in Scandinavia, Germany, France and the UK (including many appearances at London's legendary Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club), he has worked with many well-known musicians, including Anthony Braxton, Terje Rypdal, Art Farmer, Eddie Daniels, Arild Andersen, and Vince Mendoza.

His recordings have appeared in the Gramophone Jazz Good CD Guide, Gramophone Classical Good CD Guide, the Lord Discography, and The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz, as well as jazz magazines in Europe, Japan and the US. His composition "Bow Out" was adapted with a piece by David Bedford by the American choreographer Val Caniparoli to create the ballet piece "Bow Out", performed by ballet companies in Oakland, Richmond, Cincinnati and Florida.

[edit] Selected recordings

A Big Sky (Totemcd101)
Holus (Resonant Music RM4-2)
North by Northwest (Nagel Heyer Records NH2013)

featuring Arild Andersen

Solace (Nagel Heyer NH2036)
Peak Experience Trio (Totemic Records 06-47N)
Anthony Braxton Composition No.175/No.126 (Leo 2006)
Rendezvous:Live in london (Nagel Heyer Records NH2075)

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[edit] Sources

"The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz Second Edition".. (2001). UK: OUP. ISBN-13: 978-0-333-69189-2. "Gramophone Jazz Good Cd Guide Second Edition".. (1998). UK: Music Sales Corp. ISBN-13: 978-0902470804.