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From the first moment you can hear Neil Cowley's classical upbringing - every note of the delightful 'Lament' is perfectly isolated and struck with precision but he brings out the developmental side of his playing through some stunning fusion-jazz. This cat smokes! As keyboardsman with The Brand New Heavies he was at once funky and powerfully calm ... (more)

You won't have heard of Neil Cowley but you will almost certainly have heard what he does - it's his fingers tinkling the ivories on Adele 's record smashing 21.

We take a look at Carefully today, by Moscow-born-currently in NYC- Olya . From big stages in Moscow to the Bowery Electric in Manhattan's East Village, Olya has been navigating her way and making a name for herself in this constant-evolving musical landscape.

The Red Inspectors themselves are Miles Chapman, Andy Lewis, Pete Twyman and Alex Richards, who used to exist on the Britpop scene .

For much of the noughties, former Brand New Heavies keyboardist Neil Cowley's piano trio set audiences bopping to a smart splicing of punchy themes and chord-belting, rock-piano climaxes.