Liane Carroll

Pianist and vocalist Liane Carroll - born in London, England on February 9, 1964 - is one of the most celebrated modern British musicians, with each of her albums receiving nothing less than four-star reviews in The Guardian and/or The Observer. Liane Carroll grew up in a musical family - her parents were semi-professional singers - and she began learning the piano at the age of three. By the time she was 15, she was a professional pianist, composer, and singer. Her recording career began in 1990 with the release of the album Ten Day Simon with the group the Dave Holdsworth-Liane Carroll Quartet. The following year, she released That’s Life (1991) with bassist - and husband - Roger Carrey. She then formed a trio with Carrey and drummer Dave Mattacks and released the album Clearly (1995). After several albums recorded at Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club, she released Billy No Mates, her first true solo album, in 2004. Liane Carroll has earned many accolades and awards throughout her career including Best Vocalist and Best of Jazz at the BBC Jazz Awards (2005) and the Jazz Musician of the Year (2008) and Jazz Album of the Year (2012) at the Parliamentary Jazz Awards. Her catalog includes critically successful releases such as Standard Issue (2005), Slow Down (2007), One Good Reason (2012), Ballads (2013),and The Right to Love (2017). Iconic jazz musicians such as Kirk Whalum and Kenny Wheeler made musical contributions to several of her albums. Over the course of her career, Liane Carroll has also worked with Sir Paul McCartney, Gerry Rafferty, Ladysmith Black Mambazzo, and many others.