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Liane Carroll (born 9 February 1964) is an English jazz vocalist, pianist and keyboardist.
Carroll formed her own trio and recorded for Jazz Art, Bridge, and Ronnie Scott's Jazz House.
From 1996 to 2002, Carroll worked with singer-songwriter-guitarist Peter Kirtley, with whom she composed many songs. They appeared together on a charity single for Brazilian street children, on which Carroll's backing singer was Paul McCartney.
From 1996 onwards Carroll started working with Hospital Records. In 2003 she toured internationally with a band formed by Hospital Records' owner Tony Colman, playing at the Brazilian Electro Dance Music Festival in Brasília. In the early 2000s she began recording for the Splash Point label, releasing a series of recordings that embraced jazz, R&B and the singer-songwriter tradition. From 2005 onwards, she decided to focus on her jazz work.
Carroll has worked with many artists ranging from Paul McCartneyTogether with Paul McCartney, she performed with the Peter Kirtley Band on the 1998 charity CD single "Little Children". and Gerry RaffertyShe performed with Gerry Rafferty on his 1992 album, On a Wing and a Prayer. to Ladysmith Black Mambazo. She has also performed as 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 addition to performing, Carroll also teaches at jazz summer schools in the UK and Europe, and conducts workshops.
Jazz critic Dave Gelly of The Observer described Carroll as "one of the most stylistically flexible pianists around, with a marvellous, slightly husky singing voice". According to John Fordham of The Guardian, she is "a powerful, soul-inflected performer with an Ella Fitzgerald-like improv athleticism and an emotional frankness on ballads". Peter Quinn of Jazzwise said, "Liane Carroll has that rare ability to meld effortless, often transcendent vocal and piano technique, with heart stopping emotion and soul bearing power." Nick Hasted of The Independent said she is "still frustratingly little-known" but "one of Britain's most emotionally visceral and accomplished singers".
Carroll's five albums since 2009 have each received four-starred reviews in The Guardian or The Observer.
Broadcasting
In 2013 Carroll was a guest on Alex Horne's BBC Radio 4 comedy show Alex Horne Presents the Horne Section.
Awards and recognition
In 2005 Carroll 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 award for Jazz Musician of the Year in the Parliamentary Jazz Awards. Her album Up and Down won in the Jazz Album of the Year category at the Parliamentary Jazz Awards in May 2012. In 2016 she won a Gold award from the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors (BASCA).
Personal life
Carroll lives in Hastings with her husband Roger Carey, bassist in the Liane Carroll Trio. She has a daughter, Abby.
Discography
Dave Holdsworth-Liane Carroll Quartet
Ten Day Simon Cadillac 8 May 1990 With Dave Holdsworth on trumpet, this album features original compositions and jazz standards
Liane Carroll
London Elektricity
Pull the Plug Hospital Records CD (NHS12CD) on 7 June 1999 Liane Carroll provides vocals on two of the tracks Billion Dollar Gravy Hospital CD (NHS56CD) on 26 May 2003 Liane Carroll provides vocals on some of the tracks Live Gravy (live DVD album) Hospital DVD (NHS72DVD) on 24 May 2004 A live concert at The Jazz Café, London, with two extra songs from London Elektricity's autumn 2003 tour, released on DVD Power Ballads Hospital CD (NHS95CD) on 3 October 2005 Liane Carroll provides vocals on four of the tracks Medical History Hospital MP3 album (NHSDL06) on 6 December 2006 Liane Carroll takes lead vocals on five of the tracks Syncopated City Hospital LP (NHS142LPX) on 1 September 2008; CD (NHS142CD) on 26 September 2008; Japanese Special Edition (NHS142JAPAN) with bonus tracks on 30 November 2008 Liane Carroll takes lead vocals on five of the tracks Are We There Yet? Hospital LP (NHS280LP) on 6 November 2015; CD (NHS280) on 6 November 2015 Liane Carroll takes lead vocals on "Why Are We Here?"
PTH Projects featuring Liane Carroll
Chris Garrick and John Etheridge with Liane Carroll
When The World Stopped For Snow Flying Blue Whale Records Album (FLY 8) in 2013 Liane Carroll sings on three of the tracks
Compilation albums
Hospital Accapellas Hospital Records CD (NHS171) on 12 July 2010 Features various Hospital Records artists. Includes one track by Liane Carroll ("The Trap" ''
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