Ivo Michael Beale Neame (born 13 March 1981) is a British jazz pianist and composer. He is a professor of Jazz Piano at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.
Biography
Ivo Neame is an internationally renowned pianist, composer, and bandleader who has established himself as one of the most innovative and dynamic figures in the contemporary jazz scene. He has worked with ensembles as diverse as the Frankfurt Radio Big Band and the London Sinfonietta. He is known for his creative contributions to the award-winning bands Phronesis and the Marius Neset Quintet; as a sideman he has collaborated with numerous other artists such as Hermeto Pascoal, Kenny Wheeler and Mike Stern. Ivo’s own music is characterised by a stunning mix of virtuosity, sophistication, and playfulness - his performances are known for their dynamic energy and emotional depth. His tenth album under his own name ‘Zettalogue’ was released on Ubuntu Music in 2024. In recent years he has also received commissions to compose and arrange music for ensembles such as the Cologne Contemporary Jazz Orchestra (Germany) and the Sointi Jazz Orchestra (Finland).
Ivo is an Associate of the Royal Academy of Music, an Associate Member of PRS and a Professor of Jazz Piano at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. He is also a member of the Featured Artists’ Coalition and a member of the Ivors Academy Jazz Committee.
Honours 2023: Appointed Artist in Residence, Cologne Contemporary Jazz Orchestra 2021: Nominated for "Jazz Composition for Large Ensemble", Ivors Academy 2018: Nominated for "Jazz Composition for Small Ensemble", BASCA Composer Awards 2017: "Jazz Ensemble of the Year", Parliamentary Jazz Awards (Phronesis) 2014: Nominated for "Best Jazz Act", MOBO Awards (Phronesis) 2013: Awarded ARAM 2012: "Best Jazz Act" - London Awards for Art and Performance (Phronesis) 2012: Nominated for "UK Jazz Instrumentalist of the year", Jazz FM awards 2012: Nominated for "Album of the Year", Parliamentary Jazz Awards (Phronesis) 2011: "Best Jazz Act", MOBO Awards (Kairos Quartet) 2010: "Album of the year" in Jazzwise Magazine (Phronesis - Alive) 2010: "Album of the year" in MOJO Magazine (Phronesis - Alive)
Discography Own compositions 2027: Dodeka: New Reveries - Ivo Neame’s Dodeka (Oriel Recordings) 2024: Zettalogue - Ivo Neame Quartet (Ubuntu Recordings) 2023: Live at Turner Sims - Ivo Neame (Whirlwind Recordings) 2021: Glimpses of Truth - Ivo Neame (Whirlwind Recordings) 2020: Multiverse - Ivo Neame/Jim Hart (Edition Records) 2018: Moksha - Ivo Neame Quartet (Edition Records) 2015: Strata - Ivo Neame Quintet (Whirlwind Recordings) 2012: Yatra - Ivo Neame Octet (Edition Records) 2009: Caught in the Light of Day - Ivo Neame Quartet (Edition Records) 2007: Swirls and Eddies - Ivo Neame Trio (Loop Records)
Collaborations With Phronesis, piano trio 2018: We Are All (Edition Records) 2017: The Behemoth (Edition Records) 2016: Parallax (Edition Records) 2014: Life to Everything (Edition Records) 2012: Walking Dark (Edition Records) 2010: Alive (Edition Records) 2007: Organic Warfare (Loop Records) 2009: Green Delay (Loop Records)
With Kairos 4Tet, led by Adam Waldmann 2013: Everything We Hold (Naim Records) 2011: Statement of Intent (Edition Records)
With Dave Manington's Riff Raff 2025: Weightless (Lamplight Social Records) 2018: Challenger Deep (Loop Records) 2013: Hullabaloo (Loop Records) 2008: Headrush (Loop Records)
With Marius Neset 2023: Geyser - Live at Royal Albert Hall - BBC Proms with the London Sinfonietta (ACT Recordings) 2019: Viaduct (ACT Recordings) 2017: Circle of Chimes (ACT Recordings) 2016: Snowmelt (ACT Recordings) 2014: Pinball (ACT Recordings) 2013: Birds (Edition Records)
With Gemini, quartet led by Jim Hart 2009: Narrada (Loop Records) 2007: Emergence (Loop Records)
With other projects 2026: Like Lambs to the Slaughter - Empirical (Whirlwind Recordings) 2025: Live at the Parakeet - Tom Barford (Bandcamp) 2024: Friday the Thirteenth - Michael Chillingworth (Ubuntu Music) 2024: Conversations #11 & #12 - Florian Arbenz (Hammer Recordings) 2023: Chroma - Emma Rawicz (ACT Recordings) 2022: Dialogues – Jim Rattigan (Three Worlds Records) 2018: Tonadas – Julian Argüelles (Edition Records) 2018: Life I know – Ant Law (Edition Records) 2016: Roots of Unity – Escape Hatch with Andrea di Biase (Whirlwind Recordings) 2016: The Darkening Blue – Andre Canniere (Whirlwind Recordings) 2015: Zero Sum World – Ant Law (Whirlwind Recordings) 2014: Coalescence – Andre Canniere (Whirlwind Recordings) 2012: Beginnings - Josh Arcoleo (Edition Records) 2008: Flying Dreams – Brigitte Beraha (F-ire Records) 2007: Different Smile – Kaz Simmons (Fast Awake Records)
Bands Ivo Neame's Dodeka Ivo Neame Quartet Ivo Neame Quartet, YouTube Phronesis Marius Neset Dave Manington's Riff Raff Julian Argüelles Quartet Ant Law
References
External links
Ivo Neame Bandcamp